# The Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013, Regulation 21: Burial or cremation order

Extent: E+W

(1) A coroner may only issue an order authorising the burial or cremation of a body where the coroner no longer needs to retain the body for the purposes of the investigation.
(2) A coroner must use Form 3 when issuing an order to bury a body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1629/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-investigations-regulations-2013/regulation-21
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