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Regulation

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PART IV.

Private Crematoria.

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Management of private crematoria ...

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Register of cremations

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Restriction on removal of human remains received for cremation

in private crematoria

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Inspection of private crematoria

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Closure of private crematoria

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PART V

Gardens of Remembrance.

Management of gardens of remembrance

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Allocations and layout of gardens of remembrance

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Disposal of ashes in gardens of remembrance

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Memorials, etc. in gardens of remembrance

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Conduct and behaviour in gardens of remembrance

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Obstruction

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Books of Remembrance

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PART VI.

Miscellaneous..

Revocation of previous regulations

First

Schedule. Part I -Government Crematoria

Part II -Private Cremaloria

Part III-Gurdens of Remembrance

Second Schedule. Forms

Third Schedule. Scale of fees

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CREMATION ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 133).

CREMATION AND GARDENS of Remembrance RegulatIONS, 1961.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Cremation Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regula- tions-

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PART I.

Preliminary.

These regulations may be cited as the Cremation and Gardens Citation. of Remembrance Regulations. 1961.

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2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpreta- "ashes" means ashes resulting from the cremation of human remains: "cremation permit" means a permit in Form 3 of the Second Schedule Second

issued by the Director of Medical and Health Services in accord. Schedule. ance with regulation 4;

"cremation order" means an order for the cremation of human remains issued by a magistrate in accordance with section 17 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance:

"Director" means the Director of Urban Services and any officer authorized by him in writing to exercise any power or discharge any duty conferred or imposed upon the Director of Urban Services by these regulations:

"Director of Medical and Health Services" includes any officer of the Medical and Health Department authorized by him in writing to exercise any power or discharge any duty conferred or imposed upon the Director of Medical and Health Services by these regulations;

(Cap. 174).

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"garden of remembrance" means any place specified in Part III of the

First Schedule;

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"Government crematorium" means a crematorium specified in Part I

of the First Schedule:

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"human remains" means the dead body of any human being or any still born child, but does not include ashes resulting from the cremation thereof;

"medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner for the time being registered or exempted from registration under the Medical Regis- tration Ordinance, 1957;

(25 of 1997).