Singapore legislation

Section 9

of Infectious Diseases Act 1976

Section 9

Post-mortem examination

Amended by5/2019

Where any person has died while being, or suspected of being, a case or carrier or contact of an infectious disease, the Director may order a post‑mortem examination of the body of that person for the purpose of —

(a)

determining the cause or circumstances of the death of that person; or

(b)

investigating into any outbreak or suspected outbreak of, or preventing the spread or possible outbreak of, that disease.

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