3.After section 248C of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. It introduces the new concept of 'investigations' into deaths, which where appropriate will include an inquest, as well as . 7. The coroners and justice bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 January 2009, with the widespread expectation that it would revive the plan for so-called "secret inquests", which had . 1996/1320 (N.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 2. (1) This paragraph sets out for the purposes of this Effect of body being outside coroner area etc. 79.In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments 80.In section 19 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (decision 81.In Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 82.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of 83.The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows. 1983/1120 (N.I. 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