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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Coroners Act, 1871 Section 38

Power to Appoint Deputy

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Coroners Act, 1871 Section 38 is part of Coroners Act, 1871 - Power to Appoint Deputy. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

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.

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What does Coroners Act, 1871 Section 38 provide?

Section Section 38 of the Coroners Act, 1871 (Power to Appoint Deputy) is reproduced on this page as part of the Coroners Act, 1871. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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