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CREMATION REGULATIONS 1999 (S.R. 1999, NO. 47) - REG 26

Cremation permit for still-born child

(1)  A medical referee may issue a cremation permit in respect of a still-born child –
(a) upon a medical practitioner's certificate alone, if the medical practitioner issuing the certificate attended the birth; or
(b) if the medical referee, after making any necessary enquiry, is satisfied that –
(i) the child was still-born; and
(ii) there is no reason for further examination of the body.
(2)  A medical referee may not issue a cremation permit in respect of a still-born child under subregulation (1)(b) if that medical referee is a relative of the child.



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