(3) For the avoidance of doubt, a Coroner may issue a certificate under this section in the absence of a body.
Forwarding transcripts of evidence, etc.
43. At the conclusion of any inquiry, including an adjourned inquiry which is not resumed, the Coroner shall, at the request of the Public Prosecutor, deliver to him—
- (a) the transcript of the evidence recorded and conditioned statements admitted at the inquiry;
- (b) any exhibit produced in evidence; and
- (c) a list signed by the Coroner of all exhibits produced in evidence.
PART VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Obstruction of Coroner, etc.
44.—(1) Any person who wilfully obstructs, resists or delays a Coroner or a forensic pathologist in the performance and execution of his duty or of anything which he is empowered or required to do under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(2) In this section, “Coroner” includes any person authorised or appointed under section 3(4) and any person lawfully assisting a Coroner in the performance and execution of the Coroner’s duties or functions under this Act.
Admissibility of evidence in subsequent judicial proceedings
45. No oral testimony or conditioned statement admitted under section 33 in the course of an inquiry shall be admissible in any subsequent judicial or disciplinary proceedings as evidence of any fact stated therein, other than proceedings for an offence under this Act or an offence of giving or fabricating false evidence under any written law.
