Section 45: Unidentified dead bodies and human remains

45. Unidentified dead bodies and human remains (1) Where any dead body or human remains have been discovered and cannot be identified, the Commissioner of Police or any Superintendent of Police authorised by him shall cause the dead body or the human remains to be inspected by a medical practitioner, and shall forward the report of the medical practitioner to the Registrar of Civil Status. [Issue 1] C24 – 24 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) (a) The report shall contain a description of the place where the body or remains may have been found. (b) It shall mention what clothing or other effects have been found near or upon the body or remains, describe the conformation, state and condition of the body, the conformation, length and density of the bones found and the lesions which may exist upon the body or remains. (c) The sex, the probable date of death of the person whose body or remains have been discovered, and every detail which may afterwards be useful for the identification of the body or human remains shall also be mentioned. (3) (a) The report shall be signed and dated by the medical practitioner who has drawn it, and countersigned by a police officer not below the rank of Inspector. (b) It shall be kept by the Registrar of Civil Status at the Central Civil Status Office, and shall be entered verbatim in the appropriate register. [S. 45 amended by Act 9 of 1984.] 46. — [S. 46 repealed by Act 8 of 1997.]