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SECOND SCHEDULE.

FRES,

PART L

Chinese Cemeteries.

[by-law (2)

By-law.

Corresponding

existing by-laws,

Interment in section A

Interment in section B

$ 5.

$ 15.

On grant under section 118(2) of the Ordinance of permission to exhumac

human remains

$10.

PART II.

Remarks.

3 and 15

4

4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 19A, 20 and 21

(012) and 21A

$200.

$100.

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10

$10.

11

12

10 and 19

13

14

13

1

Registora.

New. To specify the documents which Taust be delivered to the attendant in charge of a cemetery.

To provide for the posting of notices pre- scribing times during which burials may take place.

Grave digging. As the grave digging is carried out by the Urban Services Depart- ment, the details contained in these existing by-laws are matters for departmental orders, Control of monuments.

Now.

Protection of Government against loss or damage to monuments.

Mass exhumations. This by-law reproduces The substance of s. 75(8) of the repealed Public Health (Sanitalica) Ordinance,” 1935. New. To ensure the decent conduct of persons resorting to public cemeteries. Fees.

Offences and penalties. Except in the case of contraventions of by-law 11-in respect of which a fine of 3100 is prescribed, the penalties have not been changed.

New. To provide for the name in which proceedings for offences may be brought.

Colonial Cemetery.

For each grave space of 15 square feet for adults or children over 10

years of age

For each grave space for children under 10 years of age

On grant under section 118(2) of the Ordinance of permission to exhume

human remains

Made by the Urban Council this 6th day of December, 1960.

13 Whitley

Secretary.

Approved by the Legislative Council this 21st day of December,

1960.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

21st December, 1960.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the by-laws, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

The purpose of these by-laws is to replace, subject to amendment, the Cemeteries By-laws contained in Schedule Ato the repeated Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, in so far as they relate to public cemeteries.

2. As all public cemeteries are under the direct mausgement of the Director of Urban Services and subject to the general control of the Urban Council, it has not been thought necessary to retain in the by-laws maners ot detail relating to the control of the various public cemeteries. Furthermore, section 117 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, 1960 provides for the making of subsidiary rules for the better control, direction and informa- tion of persons resorting to "public cemeteries,

3.

A detailed Comparative Table is annexed to this Note.

COMPARATIVE TABLE.

By-law.

Corresponding

Remarks.

existing by-lows.

1

Citation and commsacement. Interpretation.

3

11 and 13

Layout of cemeteries,

(Secretariat GR5/3231/60)