1986 Ed.]
Private Cemeteries (Regional Council) By-laws
[CAP. 132
BG 3
5. (1) The manager of every private cemetery shall maintain a register in which shall be recorded, not later than 48 hours after the reception into the cemetery of any human remains, the particulars specified in the Schedule relating to the person whose human remains have been received therein and to such remains, together with the signature of the person in charge of the disposal thereof.
(2) Each month, not later than the 7th day thereof, the manager of every private cemetery shall send to the Council a duplicate copy of every entry recorded during the preceding month in such register.
(3) The duplicate copy sent to the Council in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) shall be open to inspection by any member of the public on application to the Council.
(4) On 1 April 1973 and thereafter at the expiration of each period of 3 months, the manager of a private cemetery shall forward to the Council a return showing the number of grave spaces, vaults and niches available for allocation.
6. (1) The manager of a private cemetery shall allocate a grave space only for the immediate interment of human remains.
(2) If an interment does not take place within 1 month from the date of allocation of the grave space, the manager shall cancel the allocation and shall refund any fees which may have been paid for the interment.
(3) Save as provided in paragraph (7), no interment shall take place in an allocated grave space other than the interment for which the grave space was allocated under paragraph (1).
(4) A grave for the interment of human remains other than those resulting from exhumation or ashes after cremation, shall not exceed an area of 900 x 2400 mm.
(5) A grave for the reburial of human remains after exhumation or for the interment of ashes after cremation shall not exceed an area of 900 × 900 mm, except in any case to which section 121 of the Ordinance applies.
(6) Not more than one grave space shall be allocated for the interment of one set of human remains.
(7) Subject to the provisions of by-law 9, several interments may be allowed in one grave on application by the person to whom a grave space has been allocated.
(8) Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall not apply to a grave in a grave space where the grave space was duly reserved or set aside for a person prior to 1 January 1973 in accordance with any rules, regulations or other document governing the management of the cemetery and by a person duly authorized to so reserve or set aside the grave space.
[Subsidiary]
Register of burials.
10 of 1986, s. 32(2),
Schedule.
L.N. 150/72.
Allocation and size of grave spaces. L.N. 150/72. L.N. 255/75.
L.N. 89/79.
L.N. 89/79.
10 of 1986, s. 32(2).