ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Anatomy Act
11. Documentation
Edition: 1967-08-25 · In force
11. Documentation
(1)Every person who receives the body of a deceased person for anatomical examination shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter—(a)deliver to the Director of Medical Services the following documents—(i)the death certificate referred to in section 10 of this Act; and(ii)a return stating at what day and hour he received the body and, where it was delivered to him, the name and address of the person who delivered it, the date and place of death, the sex and (as far as is known at the time) the name, age and last place of abode of the deceased person; and(b)enter or cause to be entered, in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, the aforesaid particulars and such other particulars as the Director of Medical Services may require, and insert in the book a copy of the aforesaid death certificate.(2)Any person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand shillings.