Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations, 2009

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 155/2009

S.I. No. 155 of 2009

CORONERS ACT 1962 (FEES AND EXPENSES) REGULATIONS 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th May, 2009.

I, DERMOT AHERN, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3(1), 20(2), 24(2), 29(3) and (4) and 57 of the Coroners Act 1962 (No. 9 of 1962) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 ) and the Environment and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 233 of 2003 )), after consultation with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2009.

2. In these Regulations “Act” means the Coroners Act 1962 (No. 9 of 1962).

3. The fee to be paid to a coroner who holds an inquest by virtue of section 20 or 24 of the Act shall be such sum as may be agreed from time to time between the Minister and the Coroners Society of Ireland.

4. The fee of €7.79 is prescribed for the purpose of subsection (3) and (4) of section 29 of the Act.

5. With effect from 29 April 2009, the fees and expenses specified in the Schedule are prescribed for the purpose of section 57 of the Act.

6. The Coroners Act 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 561 of 2008 ) are revoked.

SCHEDULE

PART 1 FEES PAYABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 29 APRIL 2009

1. The fee payable to a person for performing a post-mortem examination or a special examination, including preparatory work, any tests required and subsequent report to the coroner shall be €321.40.

2. The fee payable to a person for performing a post-mortem examination or a special examination, including preparatory work, any tests required, subsequent report to the coroner and attendance at the inquest shall be €535.68.

3. The fee payable to a person for assisting at a post-mortem examination shall—

(a) in the case of a registered medical practitioner, be €44.79,

(b) in the case of a pathology technician, be €32.81,

(c) in the case of a person other than a person referred to at subparagraph (a) or (b), be €25.23,

(d) for special laboratory examinations (including histological, micro-biological, toxicological and biochemistry tests), in respect of each hour or part hour, be €24.

PART 2 EXPENSES PAYABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 29 APRIL 2009

1. The expenses payable to a registered medical practitioner (other than a person appointed under section 33(2)) for attendance at an inquest in a professional capacity or to perform a post-mortem examination (except where there is an inquest and it is held on the same day as the examination) shall be—

(a) an amount equal to a subsistence allowance at the highest rate applying to a person holding a position in the Civil Service of the State, and

(b) the cost of public transport, bus or standard class rail fare, or otherwise the appropriate mileage rate applying to a person...