← Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972

Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972 s 15

s 15 Post-mortem examination of unclaimed body

15. Where the body of a deceased person has not been claimed from an approved hospital or from an institution maintained on public funds, for more than 24 hours after death, the Director‑General may authorise in writing the post‑mortem examination of the body for the purpose of establishing or confirming the cause of death or of investigating the existence or nature of abnormal conditions.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

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