Coroners Act 1962
Preservation of certain documents.
29.—(1) Every deposition or note of the names and addresses of witnesses taken at an inquest, every report of a post-mortem examination made in pursuance of this Act and every record of the verdict returned at an inquest shall be preserved by the coroner.
(2) When a coroner ceases to hold office, all documents preserved by him under this section shall be handed over to the county registrar for the county or county borough in which his district is situate and the county registrar shall preserve the documents.
F66[(3) A coroner shall furnish a copy of any document preserved by him or her under this section to every person who applies for a copy of such document and, except where the application is made on behalf of—
(a) a Minister of the Government,
(b) the Attorney General,
(c) the Garda Síochána,
(d) the Defence Forces,
(e) the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, or
(f) an applicant within the meaning of section 60,
shall charge for the copy such fee as may be prescribed.]
F66[(4) A county registrar shall furnish a copy of any document preserved by him or her under this section to every person who applies for a copy of such document and, except where the application is made on behalf of—
(a) a Minister of the Government,
(b) the Attorney General,
(c) the Garda Síochána,
(d) the Defence Forces,
(e) the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, or
(f) an applicant within the meaning of section 60,
shall charge for the copy such fee as may be prescribed.]
(5) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to all fees payable to a county registrar under this section:
(a) they shall be collected and taken in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall from time to time direct and shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in accordance with the directions of the said Minister,
(b) the Public Offices (Fees) Act, 1879, shall not apply in respect of them.
Annotations
Amendments:
F66
Substituted (24.07.2013) by Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (32/2013), s. 24(a)(i), (ii), commenced on enactment.
F67
Substituted by Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), s. 266(e)(i), (ii), not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C18
Prospective affecting provision: subss. (3)(e), (4)(e) substituted by Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), s. 266(e)(i), (ii), not commenced as of date of revision.
F66[(3) A coroner shall furnish a copy of any document preserved by him or her under this section to every person who applies for a copy of such document and, except where the application is made on behalf of—
(a) a Minister of the Government,
(b) the Attorney General,
(c) the Garda Síochána,
(d) the Defence Forces,
F67[(e) the Police Ombudsman, or]
(f) an applicant within the meaning of section 60,
shall charge for the copy such fee as may be prescribed.]
F66[(4) A county registrar shall furnish a copy of any document preserved by him or her under this section to every person who applies for a copy of such document and, except where the application is made on behalf of—
(a) a Minister of the Government,
(b) the Attorney General,
(c) the Garda Síochána,
(d) the Defence Forces,
F67[(e) the Police Ombudsman, or]
(f) an applicant within the meaning of section 60,
shall charge for the copy such fee as may be prescribed.]
C19
Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and
(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,
are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Schedule 1
Enactments
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Part 2
1922 to 2011 Enactments
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Number and Year |
Short Title |
Provision |
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(2) |
(3) |
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No. 9 of 1962 |
Coroners Act 1962 |
Section 29(5)(a) |
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Editorial Notes:
E70
Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (29.04.2009) by Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 155 of 2009).
E71
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subss. (3), (4) exercised (16.12.2008) by Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 561 of 2008); revoked (29.04.2009) by Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 155 of 2009), reg. 6.
E72
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subss. (3), (4) exercised (18.05.2007) by Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 240 of 2007); revoked (16.12.2008) by Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 561 of 2008), reg. 6.
E73
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subss. (3), (4) exercised (3.03.2006) by Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 122 of 2006); revoked (18.05.2007) by Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 240 of 2007), reg. 6.
E74
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subss. (3), (4) exercised (7.04.2005) by Coroners Act, 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 196 of 2005); revoked (3.03.2006) by Coroners Act, 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 122 of 2006), reg. 6.