CORONERS (FORMS) RULES

CORONERS (FORMS) RULES

CORONERS (FORMS) RULES.

(Cap. 14, section 22).

[20th November, 1967.]

1. These rules may be cited as the Coroners (Forms) Rules.

2. The forms in the Schedule shall be the prescribed forms for the
purposes of the Coroners Ordinance and the Coroners Rules.

SCHEDULE.

FORM 1.

SUMMONS TO JUROR.
TO

You are hereby summoned to attend at .............................................

in this Colony on ......day, the day of

19 .......at ...o'clock m., and there appear as a juror at an inquiry

to be held by a coroner concerning the death of .................................
and there to attend until you shall be discharged.

Dated the ............day of 19

Coroner's Clerk.
Note-The penalty for disobedience hereto is any sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars. Personal service of this summons is not necessary to subject the
juror summoned to this penalty.

Form 2. [s. 12.]

OATH FOR JUROR.

I, Name in full) swear by Almighty God that I will diligently inquire and true
presentment make of all such matters and things as shall be here given me in
charge, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, touching the death

of ...............[of whose body 1 am to have the view]

and that I will give a true verdict according to the evidence.

FORM 3. [s. 12.]

DECLARATION FOR
JUROR.

1, (Name in full) do solemnly and sincerely declare that 1 will diligently inquire
and true presentment make of all such matters and things as shall be here given me
in charge, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, touching

the death of ..........[of whose body I am to have

the view] and that 1 will give a true verdict according to the evidence.





FORM 4. [S. 19.]

CERTMCATE OF
CORONER.

1 hereby certify that on the ...day of 19

I held, under the provisions of the Coroners Ordinance, an inquiry as to the

cause of a death in .......and that the following
particulars were then disclosed-
1. Name of deceased.
2. Residence and occupation.

3. Where found, and when, and in what circumstances.

4. Date of death.

5. Cause of death.

*6. The names of the persons last seen in the company of the deceased.

*7.Any suspicious circumstances which point to any person or persons as
having caused the death.
Note.---The following are the names, residences and callings of the witnesses
examined

I have issued my warrant for the arrest of .......................................
on a charge of
....................................................................................

Dated the .............day of 19

(Signed.) Coroner.

To be filled up in case the death is supposed to have been caused by improper means.

FORM 5. [s. 16.]

WARRANT OF
COMMITMENT

To each and all of the police officers of Hong Kong and to the Commissioner
of Prisons.

Whereas at an inquiry held by me, a coroner of the said Colony, under

the Coroners Ordinance this ......day of 19

at ....................................into the cause and circumstances of the death
of ....................................it appears to me that sufficient

grounds are disclosed for charging ......................................................

of .............with the offence of

These are, therefore, to command you, the said police officers, in Her

Majesty's name forthwith to convey the said to a

prison or some other place of security and there to deliver him to the
Commissioner of Prisons, with this precept; and you, the said Commissioner to

receive the said ......................into custody in a prison or some other place







of security, and there safely keep him until he shall be brought before a magistrate

sitting at the magistrate's court at ..to be prosecuted for

the said offence according to law on the day of

19 .or on such other day not being more than seven days thereafter as

may be directed by the magistrate before whom he is charged or until he shall
earlier be thence discharged by due course of law, unless you shall otherwise
be ordered in the meantime.

Dated the ............day of 19

[L.S.] (Signed.) Coroner.





FORM 6. [rule 8]

Post-Mortem EXAMINATION REPORT.

Name of deceased ....................................................... Observers
present at examination ................................................. Date and time of
examination ............................................................ Place where examination
performed .............................................................. Estimated time of death


EXTERNAL EXAMINATION

Apparent age ......................................................

Height ...............................................................

Rigor mortis ......................................................

Nourishment ......................................................

Marks of violence, or identification, e.g. tattoo marks,
old scars .........................................................

..........................

INTERNAL EXAMINATION

Cranial cavity

Skull .........................................................

Brain, meninges, etc . ..................................

Thoracic cavity

Mouth, tongue, oesophagus, larynx, trachea, lungs

and pleurae ...............................................
Pericardium, heart and blood vessels ..................

.......................

Abdominal cavity

Stomach and contents ....................................

Peritoneum, intestines and mesenteric glands ......



Liver and gall bladder ....................................

Spleen .........................................................

Kidneys and ureters .......................................

Bladder and urine ..........................................

Generative organs ..........................................

Are all other organs healthy? .................................

The cause of death as shown by the examination appears to be
.................................................................... Any further
remarks ...................................................







Signature and qualifications ..................................................................

Address.............................................................................................





FORM 7. [rule 32.]

REGISTER OF DEATHS REPORTED TO THE CORONER.

Date onBurial/ 'E' Verdict
which Crema Name ofSex and Cause of cause at
death istion deceased age Of death (if Inquiry
reportedorder deceased appli- (if any)
number cable)
L.N. 179/67. L.N. 135/69. Citation. Schedule. L.N. 135/69. L.N. 135/69. L.N. 135/69.

L.N. 179/67. L.N. 135/69. Citation. Schedule. L.N. 135/69. L.N. 135/69. L.N. 135/69.

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