Section 75 Section 74: power of appropriate health bodyI1

This section applies where the appropriate health body is authorised under section 74(4)(a) to make arrangements for the remains of a still-born child to be buried F1, cremated or hydrolysed.

After the expiry of the 7-day period, the appropriate health body may make arrangements for the remains to be buried F2, cremated or hydrolysed.

Subsections (4) and (5) apply if the person who authorised the appropriate health body to make the arrangements for the burial F3, cremation or hydrolysis of the remains informs the body that the person has decided that the body may make the arrangements before the expiry of the 7-day period.

The appropriate health body must—

The appropriate health body—

In this section—

• “7-day period” means the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which authorisation is given under section 74(4)(a),

• “appropriate health body” has the meaning given by section 74(10).