Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 553
553. If the body has been buried, it shall be lawful for the
magistrate to order the disinterment thereof with all due
precautions, if such disintermen t can be effected without preju dice
to the public health.
Powers of
magistrate
holding inquest.
Amended by:
XXIX.1990.27;
III.2002.133.
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