Hong Kong Ordinances

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 21

Investigation of cause of death and of correctness of death certificate

(1) In the case of the death of any person who has not been attended during
his last illness by any registered medical practitioner it shall be the duty
of the Registrar to institute, or cause to be instituted, inquiries with a
view to ascertaining the true cause of death.

(2) It shall be lawful for the Registrar in any case in which he wishes to
verify the correctness of any certificate of the cause of death of any person
to institute, or cause to be instituted, inquiries with a view to verifying
the correctness of such certificate.

(3) Any person who obstructs, resists, uses abusive language to, or refuses to
answer without sufficient cause or wilfully makes a false answer to any
reasonable inquiry put by any officer authorized by the Registrar for the
purpose of carrying out any inquiry pursuant to this section shall be guilty
of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 and 3
months' imprisonment. (Replaced 1 of 1965 s. 9. Amended L.N. 25 of 1996)