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In force2022 Revised Edition

Part · Appointments, Powers and Duties

10. Coroner

(1)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may appoint a fit and proper person to be a Coroner.

(2)

A Coroner appointed under this section shall have power to act as a Magistrate for the purpose of discharging the functions of a Magistrate under Chapter XXX of the Criminal Procedure Code (Chapter 7) and all things done by a Coroner in the due discharge of such functions shall have the same validity and effect as if they had been done by a Magistrate; and as respects such functions a Coroner shall have the same powers and enjoy the same immunities as if he were a Magistrate.

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