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POST-MORTEM ROOM.
6. No Post-mortem Examination shall be made in the Post-mortem room, except by a
legally qualified practitioner authorised to make the same.
7. No part or portion of the body examined is to be removed from the room, except for
the purposes of justice, and in this event a written detailed statement of the parts removed
and the reason thereof shall be sent to the Medical Officer of Health.
8. The corpse after examination shall be left in a decent condition with as little
evidence of the operation as possible.
9. No Post-mortem Examination shall take place without either the order of the
Coroner or the consent of the legal representative of the deceased, and such order or consent
shall be produced to the Mortuary Keeper.
10. The Mortuary Keeper shall not take part in any way in a Post-mortem Examination,
beyond giving the necessary attendance upon the Medical Practitioner making the same.
11. The Mortuary Keeper shall not allow any person other than those authorised or
assisting to be present during any Post-mortem Examination.
12. No charges shall be made for the use of the Mortuary or Post-mortem room, or for
the services of the Mortuary Keeper.