Burial or removal of body to morgue
56 Burial or removal of body to morgue
A medical officer of health or the Director may order a person to bury or remove a dead person's body to the nearest morgue if – the person is dead because of any notifiable disease and is lying in a dwelling in which persons live or sleep; or whatever the cause of death, the body is in such a state as to be dangerous to health.
Upon the certificate of a medical practitioner of the existence of the facts mentioned in subsection (1), a justice may make an order as provided by that subsection.
If a body is not buried or removed as ordered, the relevant council is to cause the body to be buried or removed to a morgue, whichever is the more convenient.
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