Singapore legislation
Clause 16
Clause 16
Removal and use of body to be lawful
(1)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the removal and use of any part of a body in accordance with the provisions of section 3 or 4 of this Act, as the case may be, or the post-mortem examination of a body in accordance with the provisions of Part III of this Act, shall be lawful.
(2)
No such removal or post-mortem examination shall be effected except —
(a)
by a registered medical practitioner, who shall have satisfied himself by personal examination of the body that life is extinct; or
(b)
with the written consent of the Coroner in a case where an inquiry is to be held in respect of the death of any person.