24 Certificates as to registration of death
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (1953 c 20) | Legislation

24  Certificates as to registration of death

(1)     The registrar, upon registering any death, shall forthwith give to the person giving information concerning the death a certificate [in writing] that he has registered the death; but may, before registering the death and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, upon receiving written notice of the occurrence of a death in respect of which he [has been given a confirmed attending practitioner's certificate or a medical examiner's certificate in accordance with regulations under section 20 of the 2009 Act], give to the person sending the notice, if required to do so, a certificate under his hand that he has received notice of the death; and any certificate given under this subsection shall be given without fee.

Provided that the registrar shall not issue any such certificate in any case in which he is

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