Persons to whom permits may be issued.
Authorities for issuing permits.
Council may
to managers
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been deposited in any place, and every person who exhumes any body or the remains of any body, or who removes the remains of any body from any urn, contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), such per- mit shall be granted only to the legal personal representative or next of kin of the person whose body or the remains of whose body are concerned or to the duly authorised agent of such legal personal representative or next of kin.
(3) Such permit may be granted—
(a) in respect of any authorised cemetery or urn ceme- tery, by the Council under the hand of the Secretary, and
(b) in respect of any place other than an authorised ceme- tery or urn cemetery, by the Governor under the hand of the Colonial Secretary.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (2), it grant permits shall be lawful for the Council, under the hand of the Secretary, of cemeteries. to grant to the manager or managers of a leased cemetery a permit for the removal of any body or the remains of any body from any place in such leased cemetery.
Governor may grant permits.
Permitting authority
may
prescribe conditions.
Permit where
grave held
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (2), it shall be lawful for the Governor, under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, to grant a permit, for the removal of any body or the remains of any body from any place other than an authorised cemetery, to any person who in his opinion has a sufficient interest in the disposal of the body or remains in question.
(6) The permitting authority may in each case prescribe such conditions as he may deem fit, and any person who neglects to observe the conditions of the permit shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hund- red dollars.
(7) No such permit shall be granted in respect of any Ender Crown grave or urn on land held upon lease from the Crown without the written consent of the Crown lessee or his duly authorised agent.
Lease.
Power of Governor to remove any body or remains.
Six months notice required.
Duty of Secretary
for Chinese Affairs.
(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, it shall be lawful for the Governor, whenever he shall deem it expedient, to remove any body or the remains of any body from any grave or urn whatsoever and by order under his hand to direct such removal to be made in such manner as he shall think fit.
(9) No such order shall be made directing any such re- moval from an authorised cemetery or urn cemetery until six months notice of the intention to make it shall have been given by notification in the Gazette.
(10) When an order is made directing a removal from any place other than an authorised cemetery or urn cemetery, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall take such steps, if any, as he may deem necessary for giving notice to the persons interested in the disposal of the body or remains.
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