ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Coroners Service Act
3. Objects of the Act
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
3. Objects of the Act
The objects of this Act are to—(a)provide for the establishment of the National Coroners Service and appointment of coronial officers;(b)provide for investigation of reportable deaths in order to determine the identities of the deceased persons, the times and dates of their deaths and the manner and cause of their deaths;(c)provide for the complementary role of forensic medical science services to the police in handling investigations involving decedent bodies and scene management;(d)provide for matters relating to exhumation of bodies at the order of the courts and pursuant to other written laws;(e)provide for the mandatory requirement to report reportable deaths;(f)establish the procedures for investigations, by coroners of reportable deaths;(g)assist in policy formulation by advising the Government, by forensic study, on possible measures to help to prevent deaths from similar causes happening; and(h)facilitate the participation of the Coroner at inquests to advise on matters connected with reportable deaths, including matters related to public health or safety and the administration of justice.