I-11 - Burial Act

Section 13 Disposition versions

1985-06-20

13. No coffin shall be opened from the time of the registration of the death until the interment, except for the purposes of justice, or unless permission has been given by the local ecclesiastical authorities or by the mayor, or, in his absence, by a justice of the peace of the place, upon an affidavit showing the necessity for so doing.

If it is the body of a person who has died of any of the diseases mentioned in section 8, the opening of the coffin shall be allowed only for the purposes of justice and on taking the precautions prescribed by the Minister of Health and Social Services.

R. S. 1964, c. 310, s. 14; 1970, c. 42, s. 17; 1985, c. 23, s. 24.

1977-12-31

13. No coffin shall be opened from the time of the registration of the death until the interment, except for the purposes of justice, or unless permission has been given by the local ecclesiastical authorities or by the mayor, or, in his absence, by a justice of the peace of the place, upon an affidavit showing the necessity for so doing.

If it is the body of a person who has died of any of the diseases mentioned in section 8, the opening of the coffin shall be allowed only for the purposes of justice and on taking the precautions prescribed by the Minister of Social Affairs.

R. S. 1964, c. 310, s. 14; 1970, c. 42, s. 17.