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title: "The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2023"
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# The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 1036 (C. 64)
MEDICAL PROFESSION, ENGLAND AND WALES
CORONERS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2023
Made
20th September 2023
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 182(5) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

## 1 Citation and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2023.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

## 2 Commencement of provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 {#article-2}

The following provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 come into force on 1st October 2023—
(a) section 19 (medical examiners: supplementary), and
(b) section 20 (medical certificate of cause of death).