Coroners Act 1988

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Coroners Act 1988[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1980 and certain related enactments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.
Citation1988 c. 13
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent10 May 1988
Commencement10 July 1988[c]
Repealed25 July 2013[d]
Other legislation
Amends
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byCoroners and Justice Act 2009
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated for England and Wales enactments relating to coroners.[1]

The act was broadly based on the Coroners Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 71).[2]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 36(2) of the act repealed 20 enactments and 2 instruments, listed in schedule 4 to the act.[3]

Enactments repealed by section 36(2)
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
7 & 8 Vict. c. 92 Coroners Act 1844 The whole act.
36 & 37 Vict. c. 76 Railway Regulation Act (Returns of Signal Arrangements, Workings &c.) 1873 The whole act.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 50 Municipal Corporations Act 1882 Section 248(2).
Section 255.
50 & 51 Vict. c. 71 Coroners Act 1887 The whole act.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 56 Coroners Act 1892 The whole act.
16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 59 Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926 The whole act.
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 20 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 Section 23(1).
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 31 Coroners Act 1954 The whole act.
1967 c. 80 Criminal Justice Act 1967 In Schedule 6, paragraph 3.
1972 c. 20 Road Traffic Act 1972 Section 28.
1972 c. 70 Local Government Act 1972 Section 220.
1974 c. 23 Juries Act 1974 Schedule 2.
1974 c. 37 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 In Schedule 9, paragraph 1.
1977 c. 38 Administration of Justice Act 1977 In Schedule 2, paragraph 1.
1977 c. 45 Criminal Law Act 1977 Section 56.
Schedule 10.
SI 1978/374 Social Security (Modification of Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926) Order 1978 The whole order.
SI 1978/1844 Isles of Scilly Order 1978 In the Schedule, the entry relating to section 220 of the Local Government Act 1972.
1980 c. 38 Coroners Act 1980 The whole act.
1980 c. 43 Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 In Schedule 6A, the entry relating to the Coroners Act 1887.
1982 c. 53 Administration of Justice Act 1982 Section 62.
1983 c. 31 Coroners' Juries Act 1983 The whole act.
1985 c. 51 Local Government Act 1985 Section 13.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 178 of, and schedule 23 to, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which came into force on 25 July 2013.[4]

Notes

References

  1. "Coroners Act 1988 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. "History". www.coronersociety.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. "Coroners Act 1988", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1988 c. 13
  4. "Coroners and Justice Act 2009", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2009 c. 25