34   No. 41970 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12 OCTOBER 2018 (ii) in respect of a minor, the original birth certificate; (iii) 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 against the national population register; (b) verify the particulars of the informant or the authorised funeral undertaker online against the national population register and attach the online verification report to the death register: Provided that where the 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) take possession of, cancel and destroy the original identity document of the deceased in terms of section 20 of the Identification Act or mark the birth certificate as “deceased”; (e) issue to the informant a death certificate on Form DHA–18 illustrated in Annexure 10, if the death certificate cannot be issued immediately, proof of notice of death on Form DHA– 1577 illustrated in Annexure 8; and (f) issue to the informant a burial order on Form DHA–14A illustrated in Annexure 9. Notice of death for non-South African citizens 22.(1) A notice of death must be given within 72 hours of the death by the informant— (a) on Form DHA–1663 illustrated in Annexure 6 to the Director-General, where a cause of death certificate contemplated in section 15(1) or (2) of the Act was issued by a medical practitioner; or (b) on Form DHA–1680 illustrated in Annexure 7 where a cause of death certificate contemplated in section 15(1) or (2) of the Act was not issued by a medical practitioner; and (c) be accompanied by the following supporting documents: 14 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za