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PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE, 1960,

(No. 30 of 1960).

RULES FOR PRIVATE LOTS.

Wo HOP SHEE, Sandy Ridge and Sandy RIDGE (URN) CEMETERIES, PRIVATE LOTS, RULES. 1961.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 117 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, 1960, the Director of Urban Services bas made the following rules-

1. These rules may be cited as the Wo Hop Shek, Sandy Ridge Citation.

and Sandy Ridge (Urn) Cemeteries, Private Lots, Rules, 1961.

Interpre lation

2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires— "private lot" means any part of a public cemetery which is set aside or allocated by the Director of Urban Services, acting under the powers conferred by regulation 3 of the Public Cemeteries By-laws G.NA 1960, for the reception of the human remains of particular persons 154/60. or of persons belonging to any particular community, race or religion.

3 (1) Application for private lots in the Wo Hop Shek Application Cemetery, the Sandy Ridge Cemetery or the Sandy Ridge (Uro) for private

lots. Cemetery may be made in writing to the Director of Urban Services by any association or group of persons which requires its dead to be buried together in community therein.

(2) Such applications may be granted or refused by the Director in his discretion and, if granted, may be subject to such conditions or restrictions as he may think fit to impose.

(3) Approval of any application made under paragraph (1) of this rule shall not convey to the applicant association or group-

(a) any right of property in or control over the private lot

allocated; nor

(6) any right to permanent burial of the dead in such private lot:

NOT

(c) any right to cause to be buried in such private lot any person other than a member of the applicant association or group or a relative of a member: nor