Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 301

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301. The officer mentioned in article 296, howsoever he may have received information of the death of any person, shall, af ter ascertaining such death, draw up , within two days from the rece ipt of such information, an act according to Form G in Part II of t he First Schedule to this Code containing the following particular s: (a) the date of the act; (b) the name, surname, a legally valid identification document, age, place of birth, and place of residence of the deceased; CIVIL CODE [CAP. 16. 115 (c) the name and surname of each of the parents of the deceased stating whether th ey are alive or dead; Cap.571. Act No. XXVII of 2020 (d) the name, surname of the man or woman, if the dead person was married, in a civil union, i n a c o h a b i t a t i o n registered under the Cohabitation Act or enrolled by means of a public deed under the Cohabitation Act, 2020 or a widow or widower; (e) the hour, day, month, and year when, and the place where the death occurred , and the place where the deceased was, or w ill be, buried; (f) the cause of death. Powers of officer to collect information.

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