STAATSKOERANT, 12 OKTOBER 2018 (i) No. 41970   35 A certified copy of the identity document or valid passport of the informant; (ii) the biometrics of the deceased and the informant must be affixed in the appropriate space provided on Form DHA–1680 illustrated in Annexure 7 and in the case where the biometrics cannot be affixed, an affidavit containing the reasons as to why such biometrics were not affixed must be attached; and (iii) a certified copy of the identity document of the informant. (2) An official of the Department to whom a notice of death is given as contemplated in subregulation (1) must— (a) verify the particulars of the deceased; (b) verify the particulars of the informant or the funeral undertaker online against the national population register and attach the online verification report to the death register: Provided that where the informant or funeral undertaker’s fingerprints cannot be verified online, the informant or the funeral undertaker must have his or her full set of fingerprints taken on Form DHA-24/A illustrated in Annexure 1B; (c) record the cause of death as— (i) “natural causes”, if satisfied that the death was due to natural causes; (ii) “unnatural causes”, if satisfied that the death was due to unnatural causes; or (iii) “under investigation” and the case number, if the death is still under investigation in terms of section 3 of the Inquests Act; (d) issue to the informant a death certificate on Form DHA–18 illustrated in Annexure 10; and (e) issue to the informant a burial order on Form DHA–14A illustrated in Annexure 9. Certificate by medical practitioner 23.(1) A certificate in respect of a death due to causes referred to in sections 15(1) and (2) and 17(1) of the Act, must be issued on Form DHA–1663 illustrated in Parts A, B, C and G of Annexure 6. (2) The medical practitioner concerned must, on request and free of charge, issue to the informant or funeral undertaker the original Form DHA–1663 illustrated in Annexure 6, excluding Part G, and preserve a copy of the Annexure 13 for a period of at least five years. (3) The Director-General may at any time require the concerned medical practitioner to submit a copy of any cause of death certificate issued by him or her. Notice of stillbirth 24.(1) A notice of stillbirth must be given within 72 hours, in terms of section 18(1) of the Act, on Form DHA–1663 illustrated in Parts A, B, D, and F of Annexure 6. 15 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za