Section 21
When post-mortem examination is held
of Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance, 1958
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 22 of 30
Section 21
When a medical practitioner has made a post-mortem examination of the body of any deceased person, such medical practitioner shall, unless he knows that a Magistrate intends to hold an inquiry in respect of the death, within twenty-four hours after the conclusion of the examination forward a certificate in the prescribed form to the Registrar or any Deputy Registrar of the District within which the body of such person was found, and the cause of death as stated in such certificate shall be entered on the prescribed form.