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##### 13C. When death of a person occurs For the purposes of the law of this State, a person dies when there occurs — (a) irreversible cessation of all function of the person’s brain; or (b) irreversible cessation of circulation of blood in the person’s body. [Section 13C inserted: No. 29 of 2008 s. 35(3).]

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