(1)  Unless the coroner directs otherwise, a sound recording of any oral evidence given at an inquest is to be kept for –

(a) one year after the inquest if the evidence has been transcribed; or

(b) 6 years after the inquest if the evidence has not been transcribed.

(2)  In this rule of court –

sound recording means a recording under rule 21 that has been made by means of sound-recording apparatus.