ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Anatomy Act
10. Conditions to be complied with before body examined anatomically
Edition: 1967-08-25 · In force
10. Conditions to be complied with before body examined anatomically
(1)The body of a deceased person shall not be examined anatomically or removed for anatomical examination from the place where the person died unless —(a)at least twenty-four hours’ written notice of intended anatomical examination has been given to the Director of Medical Services; and(b)the person intending to examine the body or the person intending to remove the body for anatomical examination, has obtained a death certificate in accordance with subsection (2) of this section; and(c)the person removing the body has first placed it in a decent coffin.(2)The death certificate required for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) of this section shall state the cause of death and shall be signed—(a)by the medical practitioner or medical officer who was present at the death or attended the deceased person during his last illness (not being the person referred to in subsection (1)(b) of this section); or, where there is no such person,(b)by a medical practitioner or medical officer called in after the death to view the body, who shall in the certificate state the manner or cause of death according to the best of his knowledge and belief.(3)Where the death certificate is obtained by the person who removes the body for anatomical examination, such person, on delivering the body for anatomical examination, shall deliver the certificate to the person who receives the body.(4)Any person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.