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(b) in case of the death of any person who has been attended during his last illness by a registered medical practitioner, that practitioner shall forthwith sign and give to some person required by this Ordinance to give information concerning the death a certificate, in the form prescribed by this section, stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the cause of death, and such person shall, on giving information concerning the death, deliver that certificate to a registrar; and the cause of death as stated in that certificate shall be entered in the register; (Amended, 40 of 1967, s. 2)
(c) where an inquiry is held on the body of any deceased person, or where a coroner has issued a burial order, a medical certificate of the cause of death need not be given; (Amended, 57 of 1967, Schedule)
(d) for the purpose of securing uniformity in the death returns, the cause of death certified by a registered medical practitioner, or by any medical officer in any branch of Her Majesty's service, or by a coroner shall, so far as possible, be described in strict accordance with such classification as may be prescribed. If in any certificate the cause of death is not so described, it shall be lawful for a registrar to refuse to register the cause of death as thus certified, and to proceed in the manner provided by section 21 for cases in which that officer suspects that the reported cause of death is not the true cause. (Amended, 1 of 1965, s. 8 and 57 of 1967, Schedule)
21. (1) In the case of the death of any person who has not been attended during his last illness by any registered medical practitioner it shall be the duty of the Registrar to institute, or cause to be instituted, inquiries with a view to ascertaining the true cause of death.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Registrar in any case in which he wishes to verify the correctness of any certificate of the cause of death of any person to institute, or cause to be instituted, inquiries with a view to verifying the correctness of such certificate.
(3) Any person who obstructs, resists, uses abusive language to, or refuses to answer without sufficient cause or wilfully makes a false answer to any reasonable inquiry put by any officer authorized by the Registrar for the purpose of carrying out any inquiry pursuant to this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 and 3 months' imprisonment. (Replaced, 1 of 1965, s. 9)
22. (1) The Registrar shall cause indexes of the register books in the general register office and in district offices to be made, and any person shall be entitled on payment of the fee prescribed by subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be, to require a registrar to cause a search to be made of such indexes and register books, and
Investigation of cause of death and of correctness of death certificate.
Searches of books and indexes in general register office, certificates, fees, etc.;
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(b) in case of the death of any person who has been attended during his last illness by a registered medical practitioner, that practitioner shall forthwith sign and give to some person required by this Ordinance to give information concerning the death a certificate, in the form prescribed by this section, stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the cause of death, and such person shall, on giving information concerning the death, deliver that certificate to a registrar; and the cause of death as stated in that certificate shall be entered in the register; (Amended, 40 of 1967, s. 2)
(c) where an inquiry is held on the body of any deceased person, or where a coroner has issued a burial order, a medical certificate of the cause of death need not be given; (Amended, 57 of 1967, Schedule)
(d) for the purpose of securing uniformity in the death returns, the cause of death certified by a registered medical prac- titioner, or by any medical officer in any branch of Her Majesty's service, or by a coroner shall, so far as possible, be described in strict accordance with such classification as may be prescribed. If in any certificate the cause of death is not so described, it shall be lawful for a registrar to refuse to register the cause of death as thus certified, and to proceed in the manner provided by section 21 for cases in which that officer suspects that the reported cause of death is not the true cause. (Amended, I of 1965, s. 8 and 57 of 1967, Schedule)
21. (1) In the case of the death of any person who has not been attended during his last illness by any registered medical practitioner it shall be the duty of the Registrar to institute, or cause to be instituted, inquiries with a view to ascertaining the true cause of death.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Registrar in any case in which he wishes to verify the correctness of any certificate of the cause of death of any person to institute, or cause to be instituted, inquiries with a view to verifying the correctness of such certificate.
(3) Any person who obstructs, resists, uses abusive language to, or refuses to answer without sufficient cause or wilfully makes a false answer to any reasonable inquiry put by any officer authorized by the Registrar for the purpose of carrying out any inquiry pursuant to this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 and 3 months' imprisonment. (Replaced, 1 of 1965, s. 9)
22. (1) The Registrar shall cause indexes of the register books in the general register office and in district offices to be made, and any person shall be entitled on payment of the fee prescribed by subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be, to require a registrar to cause a search to be made of such indexes and register books, and
Investigation of cause of death and of correct- ness of death certificate.
Searches of books and indexes in general register office, certificates, fees, etc.;
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