Civil Registration Act 2004

Registration after more than 12 months from death.

40.—(1) A registrar shall not register a death at a time more than 12 months from the date of the death or the finding of the body concerned without the consent in writing of the Superintendent Registrar of the authority by which the registrar is employed.

(2) The fact of the giving of a consent under subsection (1) shall be noted in the register.