Article 22 of the 1976 Order enables a person to extend the period for the registration of the death from 5 to 14 days on the provision of written notice to the registrar and the forwarding of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death along with the written notice. This Section removes the requirement for the notice to be in writing and for the person giving the notice to provide a copy of the certificate as the registrar will have received this from the medical practitioner.
It also amends Article 25 of the 1976 Order to impose a duty on the medical practitioner to sign and deliver a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death to the registrar by electronic means and provides for a copy of the certificate to be provided to the qualified informant if it is requested.
Section 5: Giving certificate of registration, or written notice of death, directly
This Section amends Article 29(1) of the 1976 Order to require the registrar to give the certificate of registration of death form to the funeral director, as well as retaining the obligation to provide the document to the informant, if they request it.
Article 29(2) enables the Certificate of Registration of death to be issued prior to registration when the registrar has received a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death and written notice of the deaths under Article 25. The Section removes the requirement for notice to the registrar to be in writing and for the person giving notice to provide a copy of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death as the registrar will have received this from the medical practitioner or registered midwife.
The Section also amends Regulation 28 of the 2012 Regulations to remove the requirement for a person to give written notice to the registrar and the provision of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death when registration of the death is to be delayed. Form 13 of Schedule 1 is also amended in line with amendments to Regulation 28.
Commentary on Sections Section 4: Giving certificate of cause of death directly