CAP. 174]
Births and Deaths Registration
[1986 Ed.
Information of death to be given in various cases to registrar, etc. [cf. 1874 c. 88, s. 10.]
(Cap. 149.)
[cf. 1874 c. 88, s. 11.]
[cf. 1874 c. 88, s. 16.]
after such 42 days a fee of $45 shall be paid. (Amended, 1 of 1965, s. 7; 48 of 1975, s. 3; 67 of 1984, s. 4 and 51 of 1986, s. 3)
(3A) No alteration or addition to the name or names of a child, in any register book of births, shall be made under this section after the child has attained the age of 11 years. (Added, 52 of 1979, s. 2)
(4) In this section, “name” does not include “surname”.
(5) Where any entry under this section has been made in any district register office the district registrar shall forward forthwith to the Registrar particulars of the entry made in order that the necessary alterations shall be made in the register at the general register office. (Amended, 9 of 1957, s. 3)
14. (1) When a person dies in a house it shall be the duty of the nearest relatives of the deceased present at the death or in attendance during his last illness, and, in default of such relatives, of each person present at the death or in attendance during the last illness, and of any occupier of the house in which, to his knowledge, the death took place, and, in default of any such persons, of each inmate of such house, and of the person causing the body of the deceased to be buried, to give, to the best of his knowledge and belief, to a registrar within 24 hours (exclusive of the time necessary for the journey and of any intervening hours of darkness and of general holidays as defined by the Holidays Ordinance) after such death, information of the particulars required to be registered concerning such death, and in the presence of the registrar to sign the register;
Provided that where no such informant as aforesaid is forthcoming, the person finding the body shall within 24 hours after such finding proceed as provided in subsection (2).
(2) When a person dies in a place which is not a house, or a dead body is found elsewhere than in a house, it shall be the duty of every relative of the deceased, having knowledge of any of the particulars required to be registered concerning the death, and, in default of such relative, of every person present at the death, and of any person finding and of any person taking charge of the body, and of the person causing the body to be buried, to give to the officer in charge of the nearest police station, within 24 hours after the death or the finding, such information of the particulars required to be registered concerning the death as the informant possesses, and such particulars shall be forthwith forwarded by the said officer to a registrar.
(3) When an inquiry is held by a coroner into the death of any person the coroner holding the inquiry shall inquire of the particulars required to be registered concerning the death and shall send to the Registrar within 24 hours after the termination of the inquiry, a certificate under his hand giving information concerning the death and specifying the said particulars and the time and place at which the inquiry was held and the Registrar shall cause the deaths and
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CAP. 174]
Births and Deaths Registration
[1986 Ed.
Information of death to be given in various cases to registrar, etc. [cf. 1874 c. 88, s. 10.]
(Cap. 149.)
[cf. 1874 c. 88, s. 11.]
[cf. 1874 c. 88, s. 16.]
after such 42 days a fee of $45 shall be paid. (Amended, 1 of 1965, s. 7; 48 of 1975, s. 3; 67 of 1984, s. 4 and 51 of 1986, s. 3)
(3A) No alteration or addition to the name or names of a child, in any register book of births, shall be made under this section after the child has attained the age of 11 years. (Added, 52 of 1979, s. 2)
(4) In this section, “name” does not include “surname”.
(5) Where any entry under this section has been made in any district register office the district registrar shall forward forthwith to the Registrar particulars of the entry made in order that the necessary alterations shall be made in the register at the general register office. (Amended, 9 of 1957, s. 3)
14. (1) When a person dies in a house it shall be the duty of the nearest relatives of the deceased present at the death or in attendance during his last illness, and, in default of such relatives, of each person present at the death or in attendance during the last illness, and of any occupier of the house in which, to his knowledge, the death took place, and, in default of any such persons, of each inmate of such house, and of the person causing the body of the deceased to be buried, to give, to the best of his knowledge and belief, to a registrar within 24 hours (exclusive of the time necessary for the journey and of any intervening hours of darkness and of general holidays as defined by the Holidays Ordinance) after such death, information of the particulars required to be registered con- cerning such death, and in the presence of the registrar to sign the register;
Provided that where no such informant as aforesaid is forth- coming, the person finding the body shall within 24 hours after such finding proceed as provided in subsection (2).
(2) When a person dies in a place which is not a house, or a dead body is found elsewhere than in a house, it shall be the duty of every relative of the deceased, having knowledge of any of the particulars required to be registered concerning the death, and, in default of such relative, of every person present at the death, and of any person finding and of any person taking charge of the body, and of the person causing the body to be buried, to give to the officer in charge of the nearest police station, within 24 hours after the death or the finding, such information of the particulars required to be registered concerning the death as the informant possesses, and such particulars shall be forthwith forwarded by the said officer to a registrar.
(3) When an inquiry is held by a coroner into the death of any person the coroner holding the inquiry shall inquire of the partic- ulars required to be registered concerning the death and shall sent to the Registrar within 24 hours after the termination of the inquiry, a certificate under his hand giving information concerning the death and specifying the said particulars and the time and place at which the inquiry was held and the Registrar shall cause the deaths and
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