The coroners

(1) The Chief Justice shall, by virtue of his office, be the Supreme for Belize and shall have the superintendence of all other coroners in the performance of their duties. (2) Every other judge of the Supreme Court shall, by virtue of his office, be a superior coroner. (3) The magistrate of each district shall be a coroner in and for the district to which he is appointed under the Inferior Courts Act, Cap. 94. (4) Where the appointment of any coroner has terminated during the hearing of any cause or matter and such coroner has not completed the hearing of the cause or matter it shall be lawful for the Governor-General within one year to reappoint such coroner to continue the hearing of the cause or matter and to determine the said cause or matter, and such reappointment shall operate as if the original appointment had never been terminated.