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2024 No. 718 CORONERS, ENGLAND AND WALES The Coroners (Suspension of Requirement for Jury at Inquest: Coronavirus) Regulations 2024 Made 24th May 2024 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1) The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 42(6) of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”). In accordance with section 42(5) of the 2022 Act, the Lord Chancellor, having assessed the likely effects of the expiry of section 7(5) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 on the coronial system, considers that it would be expedient for section 7(5) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to continue in force beyond 27th June 2024. A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 42(8) of the 2022 Act.
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