Non-inter- ference with post-mortem examinations,
Preservation of material bearing upon the cause of death.
Post-mortem report.
(Cap. 14. Suts. Des.)
Places where post-mortem examinationa to be made. (Cap. 1, mb, leg.)
Inquiries to be public.
Inquiries not to be held on
holidays or Sundays.
(Cap. 149.1
Questioning of witnesses.
(4) Nothing in this rule shall limit the discretion of the coroner to inform any person of the date, hour and place at which a post-mortem examination will be made and to permit him to attend the examination.
6. A person attending a post-mortem examination by virtue of rule 5 shall not interfere with the performance of the examina- tion.
7. A person making a post-mortem examination shall make provision so far as possible, for the preservation of material which in his opinion bears upon the cause of death for such period as the coroner thinks fit.
#. (1) The person making a post-mortem examination shall report to the coroner in Form 6 set out in the Schedule to the Coroners (Forms) Rules.
(2) Unless authorized by the coroner, the person making a post-mortem examination shall not supply a copy of his report to any person other than the coroner.
9. No post-mortem examination shall take place other than in a place specified in the Places for Post-Mortem Examination Order.
INQUIRIES.
10. Every inquiry shall be held in open court, unless the coroner directs that the public be excluded from an inquiry or any part of an inquiry.
11. An inquiry shall not be held on a general holiday as defined in the Holidays Ordinance unless the coroner considers it requisite on grounds of urgency that an inquiry shall be held on such a day, and no inquiry shall be held on a Sunday.
12. (1) Without prejudice to any enactment with regard to the examination of witnesses at an inquiry, any person who in the opinion of the coroner is a properly interested person shall be entitled to examine any witness at an inquiry either in person or by counsel or solicitor.
(2) The Commissioner of Police, unless interested otherwise than in that capacity, shall only be entitled to examine a witness by counsel or solicitor.
(3) The coroner shall disallow any question which in his opinion is not relevant or is otherwise not a proper question.
(4) II the death of the deceased may have been caused by an injury received in the course of his employment or by an industrial disease, any person appointed by a trade union to which the deceased at the time of his death belonged shall be a properly interested person for the purposes of this rule.
13. Unless the coroner otherwise determines, a witness at an inquiry shall be examined first by the coroner or his officer and. if the witness is represented at the inquiry, lastly by his representa- Live,
14. (1) No witness at an inquiry shall be obliged to answer any question if to do so would tend to incriminate him.
(2) If it appears to the coroner that a witness has been asked such a question, the coroner shall inform the witness that he may refuse to answer.
15. Any person whose conduct is likely in the opinion of the coroner to be called in question at an inquiry, shall, if not summoned to give evidence at the inquiry, be given reasonable notice of the date, hour and place at which the inquiry will be held.
16. If the conduct of any person is called in question at an inquiry on grounds which the coroner thinks substantial and which relate to any matter referred to in rule 23 and if that person is not present at the inquiry and has not been summoned to attend or otherwise given notice of the holding of the inquiry, the inquiry shall be adjourned to enable him to be present.
17. When a coroner has fixed a date, hour and place for the holding of an adjourned inquiry he may, at any time before the date so fixed, alter the date, hour or place fixed and shall then give notice of the alteration to the members of the jury, if any, the witnesses, and any other person appearing in person or represented at the inquiry.
18. (1) If the Commissioner of Police requests a coroner la adjourn an inquiry on the ground that a person may be charged with the murder, manslaughter or infanticide of the deceased or with dangerous driving causing the death of such person, the coroner shall adjourn the inquiry.
(2) At any time before the date fixed for the holding of the adjourned inquiry, the Commissioner of Police may ask the coroner for a further adjournment and the coroner shall comply with his request.
Order in which witness is to be questioned.
Witness not ta incriminate himself.
Notice to be
given to a person whose conduct is likely to be called in question.
Adjournment of inquiry where conduct of an absent person is called in question.
Alteration of
dale, hour or place of adjourned inquiry.
Commissioner
of Police may request adjournment
of inquiry in certain CASES.
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