Chapter 5:02 BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT (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) Sections twenty-two and twenty-three shall not apply in relation to a death of which notice is given in terms of this section. 22 Notice by person finding exposed body (l) 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 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. 23 Duty of registrar in case of death of person not attended by medical practitioner (1) In the case of the death of any person who was not attended during his last illness by a medical practitioner, the registrar to whom notice of the death is given shall, if no inquest has been or is being instituted and no criminal proceedings have been or are being instituted in relation to the death, make such inquiry into the cause of the death as he thinks necessary and for such purposes may direct in writing any person to appear before the registrar on a date, being not less than seven days, after receipt of the written direction, and at a place specified in the written direction, and give to the best of his knowledge and ability such information as may be in his possession as to the cause of death of such person. (2) If, after making any inquiry referred to in subsection (1), the registrar is not satisfied that death was due to natural causes, he shall forthwith report the matter to a magistrate. 24 Powers of Registrar-General and registrars (1) On receipt of any notice of birth, still-birth or death the registrar in each district shall examine such notice and cause any defect or inaccuracy therein to be remedied or corrected and, for such purpose, may direct in writing that the responsible person appear before the registrar on a date, being not less than seven days after receipt of the written direction, and at a place specified in the written direction, and give to the best of his knowledge and ability such information as may be in his possession as to the birth, still-birth or death. (2) If, owing to the default of the responsible person, a birth, still-birth or death is not registered before the expiry of the appropriate period provided in this Act, the registrar may direct in writing any person to appear before the registrar on a date, being not less than seven days after receipt of the written direction, and at a place specified in the written direction, and 10