(1) Any person desiring to transport the remains of a deceased person shall furnish the Chief Medical Officer or any medical officer appointed by him or her for the purpose with the following documents—
(a) an official certificate of cause of death issued by the local registrar of deaths or similar authority;
(b) a statement by the person authorised to prepare the remains, certified by an appropriate authority, indicating the manner and method in which the body was prepared and indicating that the coffin contains only the body in question and necessary clothing and packing;
(c) a transmit permit stating the surname, other name or names, and age of the deceased person issued by the competent authority for the place of death, or the place of burial in the case of exhumed human remains.
(2) Copies of the documents required under paragraph (1) —
(a) must accompany the transportation of human remains or must be provided to the environmental health officer within 24 hours of the transportation of the human remains; and
(b) must be in the official language of the country to which the human remains are being transported.
(Substituted by S.I. 31/2020)
(3) The outside of the coffin shall bear an immovable plaque or other appropriate marking, in a conspicuous place, indicating the name, age and place of the final destination of the body.
(4) A fee of $250 must be paid to the Accountant General for transportation. (Inserted by S.I. 31/2020)
(Amended by S.I. 31/2020)