Sch 21 para 16
(1) Section 23A (giving of information concerning a death to a person other than the registrar) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute— (a) if — (i) there has been no investigation under Part 1 of the 2009 Act into the death, or (ii) such an investigation has been discontinued under section 4 of the 2009 Act (cause of death becoming clear before inquest) other than as mentioned in paragraph (b), a copy of a confirmed attending practitioner's certificate, or of a medical examiner's certificate, given to the registrar in accordance with regulations under section 20 of the 2009 Act (medical certificate of cause of death); and (b) if an investigation into the death has been discontinued under section 4 of that Act by reason of an examination under section 14 of that Act (post-mortem examinations), a copy of a certificate from the senior coroner stating the cause of death as disclosed by the report of the person making the examination; (3) In subsection (5), after “a relative” insert “ or the partner ” . (4) Omit subsection (6).