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Provided that if that officer is satisfied as to the cause of death
and that the deceased came by his death by accident he may order
the body to be buried immediately.
Post-mortem examination of body
331. (1) Upon receiving the information referred to in section
330 a Government Medical Officer shall, as soon as practicable,
make a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased.
(2) The Medical Officer, if it is necessary in order to ascertain
the cause of death, shall extend the examination to the dissection
of the body and an analysis of any portion of it, and may cause
any portion of it to be transmitted to the Institute for Medical
Research.
Report of Government Medical Officer
332. (1) The Medical Officer making any such examination
shall draw up a report of the appearance of the body and of the
conclusions which he draws from it, and shall certify as to the
cause of death and shall date and sign the report and transmit it
to the Officer in charge of the Police District who shall attach
it to the report forwarded under subsection 329(5).
(2) The report of the Medical Officer and also the report of
an officer of the Institute for Medical Research on anything
transmitted to him under subsection 331(2) shall be admissible
as evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated
in it at any inquiry held under this Chapter.
Duty of Magistrate on receipt of report
333. (1) If the Magistrate shall be satisfied as to the cause of
death without holding an inquiry under this Chapter, he shall
report to the Public Prosecutor the cause of death as ascertained
to his satisfaction with his reasons for being so satisfied and shall
at the same time transmit to the Public Prosecutor all reports and
documents in his possession connected with the matter.
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