Section 8, The Medical Examiners Act, 2021

(1) A person who becomes aware of a death which is, orappears to be, a reportable death shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, make a report of the death to a police officer or to the Office of the Medical Examiner. (2) A person reporting reportable death cannot be treated or detained as suspect except where preliminary evidence indicates that the person reporting could be prima facie suspect. 4 5 (3) A death is reportable under subsection (1), if - (a) the death happened in Sierra Leone and - (i) it is not known who the person is; (ii) the death was a violent or otherwise unnatural death, including the death of a person who dies at any time after receiving an injury that caused the death or contributed to the death and without which the person would not have died; (iii) the death happened in suspicious circumstances; (iv) the death was a health care related death; (v) a death certificate has not been issued, and is not likely to be issued, for the person; (vi) the death was a death in care; (vii) the death was a death in custody; (viii) the death happened in the course of or as a result of police operations. (b) the death occurred outside Sierra Leone, notwithstanding that - (i) the body is in Sierra Leone; (ii) at the time of death, the person ordinarily lived in Sierra Leone; Appointment qualifications of Deputy Regional offices. Remuneration of Chief Reportable death. (iii) at the time of death, the person was on a journey to or from Sierra Leone; or (iv) the death was caused by an event that happened in Sierra Leone.