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1971 Ed.]

Coroners Rules.

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[Subsidiary]

(iii) any relative of the deceased asks the coroner that the examination be not made by such a pathologist, unless the obtaining of another pathologist with suitable qualifications and experience would cause the examina- tion to be unduly delayed.

5. (1) If a coroner orders a registered medical practitioner to make a post-mortem examination, the coroner shall inform the persons and bodies set out in paragraph (2) of this rule of the date, hour and place at which the examination will be made, unless it is impracticable to inform such persons or bodies or to do so would cause the examination to be unduly delayed.

(2) The persons and bodies to be informed by the coroner are as follows-

(a) any relative of the deceased who has notified the coroner of his desire to attend, or be represented at, the post- mortem examination;

(b) the deceased's regular medical practitioner;

(c) if the deceased died in hospital, the hospital;

(d) any government department which has notified the coroner of its desire to be represented at the examina- tion;

(e)

if the Commissioner of Police has notified the coroner of his desire to be represented at the examination, the Commissioner of Police or some other police officer representing him;

(ƒ) if the death of the deceased may have been caused by any accident of which notice is required by any Ordin- ance to be given to any person appointed under that Ordinance, the person to whom such notice has been, or is to be, given.

(3) Any person or body as aforesaid shall be entitled to be represented at a post-mortem examination by a registered medical practitioner, or if any such person is a registered medical practitioner he shall be entitled to attend the examination in person.

(4) Nothing in this rule shall limit the discretion of the coroner to inform any person of the date, hour and place at which a post-mortem examination will be made and to permit him to attend the examination.

6. A person attending a post-mortem examination by virtue of rule 5 shall not interfere with the performance of the examina- tion.

7. A person making a post-mortem examination shall make provision so far as possible, for the preservation of material which in his opinion bears upon the cause of death for such period as the coroner thinks fit.

Persons and bodies who may be informed as

to a post- mortem examination.

Non-inter-

ference with post-mortem examinations.

Preservation of material bearing upon the cause of death.