Premises for post-mortems
11.—(1) No post-mortem examination shall be made in a dwelling house or in licensed premises.
(2) Every post-mortem examination shall be made in premises which are adequately equipped for the purpose of the examination.
(3) Where a person dies in a hospital possessing premises so equipped, any post-mortem examination of the body of that person shall, with the consent of the hospital authority, be made in those premises unless the coroner otherwise decides.
(4) For the purpose of this Rule no premises shall be deemed to be adequately equipped for the purpose of post-mortem examinations unless they are supplied with running water, proper heating and lighting facilities, and containers for the storing and preservation of material.