Environmental Public Health Act 1987 s 69

s 69 Corpse not to be retained beyond 48 hours unless encoffined

69.—(1) No corpse may be retained in any premises, including a funeral parlour, for a period longer than 48 hours after death, unless the corpse is encoffined in a hermetically sealed coffin or is embalmed. (2) So long as the corpse is encoffined in a hermetically sealed coffin or is embalmed, it may be retained in any premises, including a funeral parlour, for a period not exceeding 7 days after death, but where it is intended to retain a corpse for a period exceeding 7 days, the written permission of the Director‑General must be obtained.