Coroners (Amendment) Act 2024
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Tenure of office of coroner for coroner’s district of Dublin | ||
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3. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 10: | ||
“10A. (1) A coroner for the coroner’s district of Dublin appointed under subsection (6A) of section 6A shall, unless he or she sooner dies, resigns, retires in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her appointment under that section or is removed from office, hold office for such period, not exceeding 5 years, from the date of his or her appointment as the Minister shall, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, determine. | ||
(2) A coroner to whom subsection (1) applies and whose term of office expires with the passage of time may be re-appointed by the Minister for one further period, not exceeding 5 years, as the Minister shall, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, determine. | ||
(3) Where a coroner for the coroner’s district of Dublin intends to resign or vacate the office, he or she shall give not less than 3 months’ notice in writing of such intention to the Minister. | ||
(4) On the coming into operation of section 3 of the Coroners (Amendment) Act 2024, section 11 shall cease to apply to a coroner for the coroner’s district of Dublin.”. |