SCHEDULES

Valid from 26/03/2020

SCHEDULE 13 U.K. Registration of deaths and still-births

PART 1 E+W England and Wales

Information concerning deaths: England and Wales E+W

2 (1) A funeral director is qualified for the purposes of section 16 or 17 of the 1953 Act to give information concerning the death of a person if the funeral director— E+W

(a) is responsible for the arrangement of the deceased's funeral, and

(b) is authorised by a relative of the deceased to give information concerning the death.

(2) Section 36 of the 1953 Act (penalties for failure to give information) does not apply to a funeral director who provides information in reliance on sub-paragraph (1).