Section 18: Information concerning death

When a death occurs-(a) in a house not being a place referred to in paragraphs (c) to (e) of this section-
(i) the head of the house or each household; or
(ii) any other relative of the deceased residing or being in the area where the death occurred; or
(iii) any person aged 18 years and above present at the time of the death; or
(iv) any inmate of the house who knew of the happening of the death within; or
(b) in a hospital, health centre, maternity or nursing home or other like institution, the medical officer in charge of or any person authorised by him in that behalf; or
(c) in a hostel, boarding house, lodging house, hotel, tavern, barracks or place of public resort, the person in charge thereof; or
(d) the keeper or owner of a place set apart for the disposal of dead bodies or any other person required by the Local Government to be present at such place; or
(e)
in respect of a dead body found deserted in a public place, the ward head, village head or the police officer in charge of the area,
shall within forty-eight hours of such death give information concerning such death to the registrar for the area where the death occurred.