# The Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2841/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cremation-england-and-wales-regulations-2008/regulation-10
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