Acts and Regulations

V-3 - Vital Statistics Act

Section 31
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Requirements where cause of death uncertain
31(1)If there is reason to believe that a person has died under any of the circumstances set out in section 4 of the Coroners Act, no acknowledgement of registration of death and no burial permit shall be issued unless
(a) the body has been examined by a coroner or the coroner has made inquiry into the circumstances of the death or held an inquest as provided by the Coroners Act,
(b) the coroner has signed the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form, and
(c) the other provisions of this Act regarding the registration of the death have been complied with.
31(2)If a person has died under any of the circumstances mentioned in section 4 of the Coroners Act and it is impractical for the coroner to complete the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form, the coroner may issue a warrant to bury when the coroner has examined the body in accordance with the Coroners Act, and the Registrar General shall issue a burial permit on the delivery to the Registrar General of the warrant to bury, and the coroner shall complete the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form and deliver or mail the form to the Registrar General within the time prescribed by regulation.
1996, c.24, s.19; 2011, c.37, s.34
Requirements where cause of death uncertain
31(1)If there is reason to believe that a person has died under any of the circumstances set out in section 4 of the Coroners Act, no acknowledgement of registration of death and no burial permit shall be issued unless
(a) the body has been examined by a coroner or the coroner has made inquiry into the circumstances of the death or held an inquest as provided by the Coroners Act,
(b) the coroner has signed the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form, and
(c) the other provisions of this Act regarding the registration of the death have been complied with.
31(2)Where a person has died under any of the circumstances mentioned in section 4 of the Coroners Act and it is impractical for the coroner to complete the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form, the coroner may issue a warrant to bury when the coroner has examined the body as provided in the Coroners Act, and the Registrar General shall issue a burial permit on the delivery to the Registrar General of the warrant to bury, and the coroner, within two days of determining the cause of death or of the completion of the investigation, shall complete the medical certificate of cause of death portion of the death registration form and deliver or mail the form to the Registrar General.
1996, c.24, s.19