Section 18
Section 24 of the principal Act is amended—
of Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act 2017
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 18 of 31
Section 18
(a)
by substituting for the words “twenty-four hours”
the words “seven days”; and
(b)
by deleting the words “for the registration area within which the death took place or the body of such person was found”.