9Action to be taken by responsible persons, midwives and police officers after attending place of death

9 Action to be taken by responsible persons, midwives and police officers after attending place of death

(1)  A responsible person who attends a place of death under regulation 6(1)(c) is to –

(a) issue a declaration of life extinct if satisfied that –

(i) the person who has been notified as dead is in fact dead; and

(ii) an identification tag is attached to the human remains in accordance with regulation 13 ; or

(b) notify a police officer or a coroner of the death, if the responsible person believes that the death is a reportable death.

(2)  A responsible person who issues a declaration of life extinct under subregulation (1) is to specify in that declaration –

(a) the name of the medical practitioner who, in accordance with regulation 6(1)(c) , arranged for that responsible person to attend the place of death; and

(b) the name of the medical practitioner who is to issue a medical certificate in relation to the deceased person to whom the declaration relates.

(3)  A nurse, or an officer of the Ambulance Service, who attends a place of death of a person, other than under regulation 6(1)(c)  –

(a) if satisfied that –

(i) the person who has been notified as dead is in fact dead; and

(ii) an identification tag is attached to the human remains in accordance with regulation 13  –

is to partially complete the declaration of life extinct in relation to the deceased person by filling out the part of that declaration that indicates that the nurse or officer is satisfied as to the matters referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) ; or

(b) is to notify a police officer or a coroner of the death, if the nurse or officer of the Ambulance Service believes that the death is a reportable death.