Births and Deaths Registration Act (7) Zimbabwe Where the cause of death of a person whose death is required to be registered has been— (a) stated in a medical certificate; or (b) determined by an inquest or other like proceedings; or both, the registrar shall record in the register of deaths the cause of death so stated or determined, as the case may be. 21. Registration of death occurring outside Zimbabwe of person on duty (1) In the case of the death occurring outside Zimbabwe of a person who— (a) (b) was— (i) a member of the Defence Forces or the Police Force; or (ii) any person assisting the Defence Forces or the Police Force; or (iii) any other person or class of persons that may be prescribed; and died while performing his duties outside Zimbabwe; notice of such death may be given to the Registrar-General, in the form and in the manner prescribed, by any person or authority prescribed in relation to such person. (2) The Registrar-General shall keep and maintain a register in the prescribed form in which he shall register every death of which he has received notice in terms of subsection (1). (3) Where the cause of death of a person, of whose death notice is given in terms of subsection (1), has been— (a) stated in a medical certificate; or (b) determined by a board of inquiry or other like proceedings; or both, the Registrar-General shall record in the register the cause of death so stated or determined, as the case may be. (4) 22. Sections twenty-two and twenty-three shall not apply in relation to a death of which notice is given in terms of this section. Notice by person finding exposed body (1) Any person who has attained the age of eighteen years, who— (a) finds the body of a dead person; or (b) takes charge of the body of a dead person so found; or (c) causes the body of a dead person so found to be buried; shall give notice of the death of such person in the prescribed form to the registrar and coroner of the district where such body was found, taken charge of or buried, as the case may be. (2) The notice in terms of subsection (1) shall be given within seventy-two hours of the finding, taking charge of or burying of the body, as the case may be. (3) The giving of notice by any person referred to in subsection (1) shall be a discharge of the duty under that subsection of any other person referred to therein to give notice of the death concerned. [section 22 amended by section 20(2)(a) of Chapter 7:21] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 8