Section 75: Death occurring in an unproclaimed area

75. Death occurring in an unproclaimed area (1) Where a death occurs in any part of Mauritius which has been proclaimed under section 68, the Civil Status Officer shall, before registering the death, make inquiries from the persons declaring the death and from such other persons as he thinks expedient as to the cause or probable cause of death. (2) Where the Civil Status Officer is of opinion that there is reason to suspect that the death was due to an infectious or communicable disease, he shall forthwith report the matter to the Sanitary Authority who may exercise all the powers conferred on it by this Part.