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ROH, ATTORNEY GENERAL.

BILL . : 1

No, 46} {1973 , (2) Where the LieutenaatGavemoc tn Counc makes an order under
subsection (1), he may
Aa Act to Amend the Coroners Act *(s) designate 2 Coroner fer the Coroner's District:
(b) fix the salary of the Coroner; and

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HER MAJESTY, by ond with the sdrice tnd consent of the Lepkiathe gO Reigate i potion of the hier be duvet peyeticty cot
Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts 23 follows: ‘ : svunictpatity. . .

t. Section 1 of the Covoncrs Act, being chapter 78 of the Revised Stctutes .
Of British Columbia, 19(9, 's repealed. ;

2 Section 6 is axended by repealing subsection (2), and substituting ths . .
following: ‘
(2) Notwithstanding wus o¢ any other Act, the Lisutenant- Governor in ‘ ++ Brmmad by K. bd. Sac Den are, Prinses to te Quern's Mert EncrPene Macey
Council msy, by order, . nope ol te Promace of Ered Coben,
(2) smsend any charge, fee, cost, or expense that is extablished by this
or any other Act respecting a coroner's inquiry of inquest; and - .
Q) prescribe any additions! charge, fee, cost, of expente respecting «
cororz1’s inquiry or inquest, ‘.
aad an order made under this subsection may be made to apply to
(©) ccrones’s inquiries and inquests generally, of;
(4) aspecified coroner's inquiry aod inquest; of . . .
%&) BR tpecified clazs of cozener's inqubies and inquests. . .

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Repeats 3. Section 19 is repealed.

Amends 4 Section 22 is amended :
“3% (a) _ by repeating clause (4); and - oo,
(b) by reletcering clause {e) as clause (4).

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Amends = S, Subsection (1) of section 25 is emended by etriking ast the words “and

1 ‘The perposs of this Bill is to amend the Coroners Act. Srctios | epzals the thort bite
‘ e it charges with murder or laugh sufficiently lp - Prevision which ls pow obsolete. Sections 3, 4, and $ remove references to reurder and
for Pixng nd ahteresg fers and octes expenses of corcect’s wxpurtts and

Sone & The Act t: further amended by adding, after section 34, the (cllowing x

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that person and the offence charged,” in the third and fousth Bnes. , Proves fer fceg wo atnay Ten ond oes eee en SEO 2
. equities, Section 6 provides for cost sharing by adjoming musicipelities using common
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section 3S: (Tle ststcment fa subsaitted by the Legisiztive Counsci
» Agpergam 35, (1) Where the Attorney-General is of the opinion that the Coroner's . + send not pact of Oe ieputation}
oem. Count, refrigerated vaults, autopsy rooms and associated facilities provided by
. 27 municipality are being weed on a regular basis for coscact’s inquiries of
° kequest: upon perscas who had been resident at the tims of death in @

ipality adj to the municipality where the fecilities sre used, the '
Licutenant-Gove: in Council may, by order, declare thai the municipality
providing the facilities, together with any scipality adj toil, sa

Coroner's District.