Section 40: Registration in special circumstances

40. Registration in special circumstances (1) Where a death results from a cause specified in section 110 of the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, the Superintendent of Police of the district where the death occurred shall cause it to be registered. (2) (a) Where a death is declared by a private party and the circumstances reported to the officer who receives the declaration raise a suspicion that the death may not have been natural, the officer shall report the matter to the nearest police station. (b) Where the Police sees no grounds for inquiry, they shall notify the officer who shall then register the death on the declaration of the party. (3) Where a death is declared to be the result of an accident, and there exist, in the opinion of the officer, no circumstances which raise a suspicion that an offence may have been committed, notwithstanding that there has been a lapse of several days between the time of the accident and the time of death, the officer may register the death on the declaration of the party. [S. 40 amended by s. 13 of Act 40 of 2001 w.e.f. 6 March 2002.] [Issue 1] C24 – 22 Revised Laws of Mauritius