Permit to cremate still‑born child
8B Permit to cremate still‑born child
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8A where an application for a permit for the cremation of the remains of a still‑born child is made to the medical referee he may issue the permit if —
a medical practitioner other than himself who was in attendance at the birth of the child certifies in writing that —
the remains are those of a still‑born child;
the remains are not required to be submitted to post‑mortem examination in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911;
or
he is satisfied after making such enquiries as he considers necessary that —
the child, whose remains are the subject of the application, was in fact still‑born;
there is in his opinion no reason for further examination and that the remains are not required to be submitted to post‑mortem examination in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911.
[Section 8B inserted: No. 80 of 1953 s. 8; amended: No. 19 of 2016 s. 124.]
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.