EXPLOSIVES ACT 1875 - SECT 65 Provisions as to coroners inquests.

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EXPLOSIVES ACT 1875 - SECT 65

Provisions as to coroners inquests.

65. With respect to coroners inquests on the bodies of persons whose death may
have been caused by the explosion of any explosive or by any accident in
connexion with an explosive, the following provisions shall have effect:

(1)Where a coroner holds an inquest upon a body of any person whose death may
have been caused by any accident of which notice is required by this Act to be
given to the Secretary of State, or by the explosion of any explosive, the
coroner shall adjourn such inquest unless a Government inspector or some
person on behalf of the Secretary of State is present to watch the
proceedings:

(2)The coroner, at least four days before holding the adjourned inquest, shall
send to the Secretary of State notice in writing of the time and place of
holding the adjourned inquest:

(3)The coroner, before the adjournment, may take evidence to identify the
body, and may order the interment thereof:

(4)If an explosion or accident has not occasioned the death of more than one
person, and the coroner has sent to the Secretary of State notice of the time
and place of holding the inquest not less than forty-eight hours before the
time of holding the same, it shall not be imperative on him to adjourn such
inquest in pursuance of this section, if the majority of the jury think it
unnecessary so to adjourn:

(5)A Government inspector or person employed on behalf of the Secretary of
State shall be at liberty at any such inquest to examine any witness, subject
nevertheless to the order of the coroner on points of law:

(6)Where evidence is given at an inquest at which no Government inspector or
person employed on behalf of the Secretary of State is present, of any neglect
as having caused or contributed to the explosion or accident or of any defect
in or about or in connexion with any factory, magazine, store, or registered
premises, or any carriage, ship, or boat carrying an explosive, appearing to
the coroner or jury to require a remedy, the coroner shall send to the
Secretary of State notice in writing of such neglect or defect.

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EXPLOSIVES ACT 1875 - SECT 65