(1) The Service may not admit a body to a designated facility unless—
| (a) |
such body is certified dead or it is in such a state that it is accepted with certainty that the person is dead; |
| (b) |
a SAPS CAS number is assigned to the case; |
| (c) |
an individual facility case file is opened for such body and a register number assigned; and |
| (d) |
such a body is provisionally identified either by name or register number contemplated in paragraph (c). |
| (2) |
The person in charge of a designated facility to which a body has been admitted in accordance with sub-regulation (1), must ensure that— |
| (a) |
a clear photograph of the face of the deceased, or remains as may be appropriate, is taken; and |
| (b) |
all fingerprints (where it is possible) of unidentified deceased are taken within seven days. |
Statistics Act, 1999
