Section 138 - Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 - Who can sign certificate of a registered medical practitioner authorising cremation? | Zoe

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138Who can sign certificate of a registered medical practitioner authorising cremation?

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138 Who can sign certificate of a registered medical practitioner authorising cremation?

For the purposes of this Part, a certificate of a registered medical practitioner authorising cremation must be signed by a registered medical practitioner who is not the registered medical practitioner who signed the notice as required under section 37(2) of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 in respect of the death of the deceased person who is to be cremated.