Coroners Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Inquiries Into Death
42. Coroner’s certificate
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Where an inquiry is held into the death of any person, the Coroner must complete and sign a certificate setting out the cause of death as found at the inquiry and must, within 48 hours after the conclusion of the inquiry, forward a copy of the certificate to —
inquiry
“inquiry” means an inquiry into any death held by a Coroner under Part 6;
the Registrar-General, together with such other particulars as are required by the Registrar‑General for the purpose of registering the death under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021; and
the Public Prosecutor.
In any case where a reportable death has occurred in Singapore and the Coroner has decided not to hold an inquiry into the death under section 25(2), the Coroner must, after considering the results of the investigations into the death —
reportable death
“reportable death” means any death the circumstances of which are set out in the Second Schedule;
complete and sign a certificate setting out the cause of death based on the evidence before him or her; and
within 48 hours after signing the certificate, forward a copy of the certificate to the Registrar-General and the Public Prosecutor in accordance with subsection (1).
To avoid doubt, a Coroner may issue a certificate under this section in the absence of a body.
Coroner
“Coroner” means a Coroner appointed under section 3(1), and includes the State Coroner;