Part 4 Terms of Office of Senior, Area and Assistant Coroners
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (2009 c 25) | Legislation

Part 4 Terms of Office of Senior, Area and Assistant Coroners

Status of office

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The offices of senior coroner, area coroner and assistant coroner are not to be regarded as freehold offices.

Vacation or termination of office

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A senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner must vacate office on reaching the age of [75].

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(1)     The senior coroner or an area coroner or assistant coroner for an area (“the relevant coroner areaâ€) must vacate office immediately if—

(a)     he or she becomes a councillor for a local authority, and

(b)     the area of that local authority is the same as or falls within the relevant coroner area.

(2)     In the application of this paragraph to the Common Council, the reference to a councillor is to be read as a reference to an alderman of the City of London or a common councillor.

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The senior coroner or an area

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