Where death not registered, Registrar may summon persons responsible

(1) Where any death has not been duly registered through the default of the persons required by this Act to give information concerning the same, the Registrar may, subject to this Act, at any time within twelve months from the day of the death, or from the finding of the body, by summons in writing direct any person required by this Act to give information concerning the death to attend personally before him within such time, being not less than seven days after receipt of the summons, as shall be specified in the summons, and to give, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the information aforesaid. Registration of Births and Deaths[CAP. 157 21 (2) Subject to this Act, every person summoned by the Registrar to give information concerning any death shall comply with the summons, unless the death has been registered before the time specified therein. Schedule III. (3) Any such summons may be in the form given in the Schedule III, and shall be served by a police officer.