Cap. 10 чл. 143Time of burial.

(1) No dead body shall be buried before the lapse of twenty-four hours of the death, in ordinary cases, or of forty-eight hours in cases of sudden death; and it shall not be lawful during such time, to place the dead body in such position as to prevent any possible manifestation of life or the necessary assistance in case of any such manifestation.

(2) Nevertheless, the sanitary authority may permit the burial before the lapse of the said time on the certificate of a medical practitioner, that there are signs of putrefaction, or other circumstances excluding all doubt as to the death of the person.