1969-HKRS30-8-59_Part06 — Page 39

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Retention and disposal of exhibits.

Retention and disposal of documents other than exhibits.

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Vacation of office.

33. Every exhibit at an inquiry shall, unless a court otherwise directs, be retained by the coroner until he is satisfied that the exhibit is not likely to be, or will no longer be, required for the purposes of any other legal proceedings, and shall then, if a request for its delivery has been made by a person appearing to the coroner to be entitled to the possession thereof, be delivered to that person, or, if no such request has been made, be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the coroner thinks fit.

34. Any document, other than an exhibit at an inquiry, in the possession of a coroner in connexion with an inquiry or post- mortem examination shall, unless a court otherwise directs. be retained by the coroner for at least fifteen years:

Provided that the coroner may deliver any such document to uny person who in the opinion of the coroner is a proper person to have possession of it.

35. A coroner shall, on application, supply to any person who, in the opinion of the coroner, is a properly interested person a copy of any noles of evidence or depositions taken by the coroner at an inquiry, or of any report of a post-mortem examination, or of any document put in evidence at an inquiry; or may, on application, permit such person to inspect such notes of evidence, depositions, report or document.

36. When a coroner vacates bis office by death or otherwise, all documents, exhibits, registers and other things in the custody of the coroner in connexion with inquiries or post-mortem examinations shall be transferred to the coroner next appointed to that office.

Dated this 18th day of August 1969.

leichard Hagen

Explanatory Nate.

Chief Justice.

(This Note is not part of the rules, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

The rules are made by the Chief Justice under section 22 of the Ordinance and set out the practice and procedure at or in connexion with post-mortem examinations and inquiries. They are based on the Boglish Coroners Rules 1953.

死因裁判官條例(香港法例第十四章)

一九六九年死因裁判官規則

註釋

(本文並非該則之任何部分,雨臧係以逃窾規則之大意爲目的)

本規則保由正按察司根據死因載判官條例第二十二款所賦予之權力而制訂,並 對轉民及鋼死因或與其有關之惯例及程序加以規定。本規則之制打佛以一九五三 **BENENT#TEEN-