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Coroners Act 1997
29Form of warrant for exhumation
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29 Form of warrant for exhumation A warrant for the exhumation of the body or the recovery of the ashes of a person must— (a) authorise the police officer to whom it is directed to exhume the body or recover the ashes of the person named in the warrant; and (b) direct the person to whom it is directed to take the body or ashes to the place specified in the warrant as the place for the post- mortem examination of the body or analysis of the ashes.