Clause 4

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Where a death which is, or appears to be, a reportable death has been reported to a Coroner and the body is in Singapore, the Coroner has control of the body until the earlier of the following occurs:

the Minister issues a certificate in respect of the body under section 17A(1), unless the Minister’s certificate is revoked and the Coroner resumes control of the body by virtue of section 17A(4)(c);

the Coroner issues an order to release the body under subsection (3).”; and

by deleting the words “without the order” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “without the certificate of the Minister mentioned in subsection (1)(a) that has not been revoked or the order”.