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Restriction

on removal

of human

remains

received for cremation in private crematoria.

Inspection

of private crematorie.

Closure of private crenatoria.

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(e) disposal of the ashes:

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the name, address and signature of the person in charge of the cremation.

(2) Every such register shall be open to inspection by any member of the public on request to the manager of the crematorium at any reasonable hour.

(3) Not later than the seventh day in each month the manager of any private crematorium shall send to the Director a copy of every entry made during the preceding month in the register required to be main- tained in accordance with paragraph (1).

(4) Any manager of any private crematorium who fails or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

19. Any person who, except upon the order of-

(a) a magistrate,

(6) the Commissioner of Police, or

(c) the Director,

removes any human remains from any private crematorium after roccipt therein for cremation shall be guilty of an offence.

20. (1) Every private crematorium shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by the Director or by the Director of Modical and Health Services or by any person duly authorized in writing by either of them for that purpose.

(2) Any person who obstructs the Director or the Director of Medical and Health Services or any person duly authorized thereto in accordance with paragraph (1) in the carrying out of any inspection of a private crematorium shall be guilty of an offence.

21. (1) In respect of any private crematorium situated in Hong Hong, Kowloon and New Kowloon, the Urban Council, and in respect of any private crematorium situated in the New Territories the Director. may direct by a notice-

(a) published in not less than two consecutive publications of the

Gazette, and

(6) posted at the entrance to the crematorium, and

(c) sent by registered post addressed to the manager of the

crematorium,

that such private crematorium be closed with effect from a date to be specified in such notice not being less than one month after the date of the first publication thereof in the Gazette.

(2) If the person legally entitled to the possession of any private crematorium considers himself aggrieved by any direction of the Urban Council or of the Director, as the case may be, made in accordance with paragraph (1) he may within twenty-one days after the date of the first publication in the Gazette of the notice to close such crematorium appeal by way of petition to the Governor in Council, whose decision shall be final.

PART V.

Gardens of Remembrance.

of remen-

22. The management of every garden of remembrance shall, Management subject to the provisions of these regulations, be vested in the Urban of gardens Council, and shall be open to the public on such days and between branes. such times as the Urban Council shall from time to time direct by notice posted therein.

23.

The Director may

Allocations and layout

(a) direct that any particular garden of remembrance or any part of gardens thereof be set aside or allocated for the reception or disposal of remem of ashes of particular persons or of persons belonging to any brance. particular community, race or religion; and

(b) direct that the ashes of any particular person or of persons belonging to any particular community, race or religion shall not be received into or disposed of in any particular garden of remembrance or any particular part thereof.

24. No ashes shall be disposed of in any garden of remembrance Disposal of otherwise than by scattering them in such parts of the garden as may ashes in from time to time be allocated by the Director for that purpose.

gardens of remembrance.

25. (1) No person shall place or cause to be placed in any garden Memorials, of remembrance any monument, commemorative tablet, inscription, etc. in receptacle for flowers or other ornament, except fresh cut flowers, or gardens of shall plant or cause to be planted therein any tree, shrub or plant of any kind, unless—

(a) the prior permission has been obtained from the Director;

and

remembrance.

(b) the appropriate fee prescribed in the Third Schedule has been Third

paid.

Schedule.

(2) Any permission granted by the Director under paragraph (1) may be granted subject to such conditions or restrictions as the Director may think fit.

(3) The Director may remove OT cause to be removed any monument, commemorative tablet, inscription, receptacle for flowers. ornament, tree, shrub or plant which has been placed in any garden of remembrance in contravention of the provisions of this regulation: