Statutory Instruments
CORONERS
Made
8th December 1975
Coming into Operation
29th December 1975
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 25A of the Coroners Act 1887, as inserted by Schedule 2 to the Juries Act 1974, I hereby, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, make the following Regulations:-
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances (Amendment) Regulations 1975 and shall come into operation on 29th December 1975.
2. In Regulation 7(2) of the Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances Regulations 1975(1) for the words "£3·35" and "£6·70" there shall be substituted the words "£4" and "£8" respectively.
3. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the said Regulations shall be amended as follows:-
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) for the words "1·8p", "2·3p" and "3·1p" there shall be substituted the words "2·2p", "2·7p" and "3·8p" respectively and for the words "244 c.c." in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words "245 c.c.";
(b)in sub-paragraph (a)(iv) for the words "3·1p" and "3·9p" there shall be substituted the words "4·1p" and "4·7p" respectively;
(c)in sub-paragraph (b) for the words "3·1p", "6·5p", "7·8p" and "8·5p" there shall be substituted the words "4·1p", "7·9p", "9·4p" and "10·2p" respectively.
Roy Jenkins
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
Whitehall
8th December 1975
Consent of the Minister for the Civil Service given under his official seal on 8th December 1975.
L.S.
Shepherd
Authorised by the Minister for the Civil Service
These Regulations increase the maximum rates of certain allowances payable in respect of jury service in a coroner's court. The allowances increased are-
(a) financial loss allowances payable to jurors (Regulation 2);
(b) travelling allowances payable to jurors when a private vehicle is used (Regulation 3).
(1975 II, p. 3790).