Regulation 10 Functions of deputy medical referee
(1)
The functions of the medical referee for a cremation authority may—
(a)
be performed by a deputy medical referee for the cremation authority—
(i)
during any period when the medical referee is absent or unavailable;
(ii)
in any case in which the medical referee has been the usual medical attendant of the deceased person in relation to whom an application for cremation has been made;
(iii)
during any vacancy in the office of medical referee; or
(iv)
in any other case, with the consent of the medical referee; and
(b)
be performed by a medical referee or a deputy medical referee for any other cremation authority in an emergency.
(2)
Accordingly, a reference in these Regulations to a medical referee is to be read, where relevant, as including a deputy medical referee.