Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“house” includes a public institution;

“medical practitioner” means a person registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act

(Chapter 112);

“occupier” includes the keeper, master, matron, superintendent or other chief resident officer of every public institution, and where a house is let in separate apartments or lodgings, includes any person residing in such house who is the person under whom such lodgings or separate apartments are immediately held or his agent;

“public institution” includes prison, lock-up, lunatic asylum, hospital and any other public or charitable institution;

“registration area” means an area within which the provisions of this Act and all rules made thereunder have the force of law.

Words referring to burial of bodies shall be deemed to include burning of bodies.

Declaration of registration areas and appointment of officers.