Cremation.
CHAPTER 133.
CREMATION.
To make provision for the cremation of the dead.
[23rd November, 1934.]
[CAP. 133
40 of 1934.
52 of 1936. 22 of 1950.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Cremation Ordinance.
Short title.
2. In this Ordinance "crematorium" means any building or place designed or adapted for the purpose of burning human remains.
Interpretation.
3. The Governor may by notification in the Gazette make orders for any of the following purposes-
(a) to set apart any place or building or portion of a building for the purpose of a Government crematorium;
(b) to discontinue the use of any Government crematorium and appropriate the site and buildings thereof to any other lawful purpose;
(c) to assign the care, conduct and control of Government crematoria to any person, board, body or institution.
Orders as to crematoria.
4. No building or place shall be used as a crematorium other than and except-
(a) a Government crematorium;
(b) a crematorium established with the consent of the Governor notified by order in the Gazette and specified in regulations made hereunder;
(c) a building or place situate in the New Territories (other than New Kowloon) in respect of which the Director of Medical and Health Services shall have granted special and written permission, upon such terms and conditions as he may see fit, to some person, society or institution to use the same for the cremation of the human remains or class of human remains specified in such permit;
(d) a building or place situate in Hong Kong, Kowloon or New Kowloon in respect of which the Urban Council shall have granted permission in writing under the hand of its Chairman, upon such terms...
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