107Cremation permits for stillborn children

107 Cremation permits for stillborn children

107 Cremation permits for stillborn children

(1) A medical referee who receives an application for cremation of the body of a stillborn child may issue a cremation permit in the approved form.

(2) However, a medical referee must not issue a cremation permit for the body of a stillborn child unless—

(a) the child has been certified to be stillborn by a medical practitioner who was in attendance at the delivery of the child, or

(b) the medical referee is satisfied, after any inquiries the medical referee thinks necessary, that the child was stillborn.

(3) A medical referee must not issue a cremation permit for the body of a stillborn child if—

(a) the medical referee has administered professional care or treatment to the child or the child’s mother at any time in the 6 months preceding death, or

(b) the medical referee is a parent or grandparent of the child.