9. Where any person has died while being, or suspected of being, a case or an at-risk individual of an infectious disease, the Director-General of Health may order a post‑mortem examination of the body of that person for the purpose of — ( a ) determining the cause or circumstances of the death of that person; or ( b ) investigating into any outbreak or suspected outbreak of, or preventing the spread or possible outbreak of, that disease. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024]
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