Regulation 19 Cremation of body parts
No cremation of body parts may take place unless—
an application for cremation is made in accordance with regulation 15;
a certificate is given under section 24(1), (2) or (4) of the 1953 Act (certificates as to registration of death) or under section 11(2) or (3) of the 1953 Act (certificates as to registration of stillbirth) in relation to the death of the deceased person or to the stillborn child to whom the body parts belonged; or
a certified copy of the entry in the relevant register is issued under sections 30 to 32 of the 1953 Act in relation to the death of the deceased person or to the stillborn child to whom the body parts belonged;
a certificate is given on behalf of the hospital trust or other authority holding the body parts that there is no reason for further inquiry or examination of the body parts and that they are released for cremation; or
evidence is produced that the body parts were removed in the course of a post-mortem examination made of the body of the deceased person; and
written authority is given by a medical referee in accordance with regulation 25.