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Furnishing of particulars to registrars of births and deaths.
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50.—(1) Where, in pursuance of this Act, a coroner—
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(a) holds an inquest, or
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(b) adjourns an inquest at which evidence of identification and medical evidence as to the cause of death has been given, or
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(c) decides, as a result of a post-mortem examination, not to hold an inquest,
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he shall furnish the appropriate registrar of births and deaths with a certificate containing such particulars for the registration of the death as may be prescribed after consultation with the Minister for Health and the death shall be registered accordingly.
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(2) Where, in pursuance of this Act, a coroner inquires into the circumstances of a death without holding an inquest or causing a post-mortem examination to be made, he shall furnish the appropriate registrar of births and deaths with a certificate containing such particulars as may be prescribed after consultation with the Minister for Health.
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(3) Where there is an error in a certificate furnished by a coroner under subsection (1) of this section, he may issue an amending certificate to the registrar and the error shall thereupon be corrected by the registrar in the register of deaths.
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