Coroners Act, 1871 Chapter V

Every Coroner shall be entitled to such salary for the performance of the duty of his office as is prescribed in that behalf by the State Government.

All disbursements duly made by a Coroner for fees to medical witnesses, hire of rooms for the jury, and the like, shall be repaid to him by the State Government.

Every Coroner may from time to time, with the previous sanction of the State Government, appoint, by writing under his hand, a proper person to act for him as his deputy in the holding of inquests {The words "and such deputy shall take and subscribe, before one of the Judges of the High Court, an oath that he will faithfully discharge the duties of office" were rep.by Act 18 of 1873}.

All inquests taken and other acts done by any such deputy, under or by virtue of any such appointment, shall be deemed to be the acts of the Coroner appointing him:

Revocation of appointment.- Provided that no such deputy shall act for any such Coroner except during the illness of the said Coroner, or during his absence for any lawful and reasonable cause.

Exemption from serving on juries.- Every such appointment may at any time be cancelled and revoked by the Coroner by whom it was made.

No Coroner or Deputy Coroner shall be liable to serve as a Juror.

Coroners and Deputy Coroners shall be privileged from arrest while engaged in the discharge of their official duty.

Any Coroner or Deputy Coroner failing to comply with the provisions of this Act, or otherwise misconducting himself in the execution of his office, shall be liable to such fine as the Chief Justice of the High Court, upon summary examination and proof of the failure or misconduct, thinks fit to impose.

No proceeding for anything done under this Act, or for any failure to comply with its provisions, shall be commenced or prosecuted {The words "after the expiration of three months from such fact or failure nor" were rep.by Act 9 of 1871} after tender of sufficient amends.