Summoning and examining witnesses

(1) The coroner shall summon in Form 2 of the Schedule to this Act, the witnesses he thinks necessary and examine them upon oath touching the matter of the inquest or inquiry. (2) The evidence of a witness shall be taken down in writing by the coroner and distinctly read over to and subscribed by the witness in the presence of the coroner and jurors in the case of an inquest, and the presence of the coroner in the case of an inquiry, Provided that where any witness being examined has made a written statement, such statement may be read over to the witness and the witness further examined by the coroner and the jurors and any evidence that he shall thereupon give shall be taken down and shall, together with the written statement, be subscribed in the manner herein prescribed.