Section 47: Registration after disposal of body

47. Registration after disposal of body (1) Where at the time of the disposal of the body of a dead person, his death has not been registered at an office, no officer shall register the death except upon an order of a Magistrate authorising the registration of death. (2) No order under subsection (1) shall be made except upon the favourable conclusions of the Ministère Public. (3) Where the death of a dead person is registered under subsection (1), the order authorising the registration shall be annotated against the entry.