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← Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021

Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021 s 24

s 24 Registration of death in Singapore

24. The Registrar‑General must register the death of a person in Singapore, as soon as practicable — ( a ) where section 23(2) applies — after receiving from a medical practitioner mentioned in that provision the cause of death and the other death particulars; ( b ) where a pathologist or forensic pathologist examines the body of the deceased person — after receiving from the pathologist or forensic pathologist (as the case may be) such death particulars as the pathologist or forensic pathologist (as the case may be) is able to ascertain; or ( c ) where a Coroner’s certificate is issued for the death — after receiving the Coroner’s certificate.

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