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Matters preliminary to burning of human remains in a crematorium.
5.
Cremation.
and conditions as the Council 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 the permit.
Subject to the proviso to this section no human remains shall be burned in any crematorium, other than a Government crematorium, until the plans and site thereof have been approved by the Director of Medical and Health Services or the Urban Council and by the Director of Public Works, and until it has been made to appear to the Governor that the crematorium is complete, and has been constructed in accordance with such plans and is properly equipped for the purpose of the disposal of human remains by cremation: Provided that the foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to the burning of human remains under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Director of Medical and Health Services or the Urban Council under section 4.
Provision for hearing objections where application for crematorium in certain locations.
6. (1) Where application is made under paragraph (d) of section 4 for the permission of the Urban Council to use for the burning of human remains any building or place nearer to any dwelling house than two hundred yards or within fifty yards of any public highway, the Council shall cause notice of the application specifying the site to be published, at the expense of the applicant, in English and Chinese in three successive numbers of the Gazette.
(2) If any person objects to the grant of permission, in any case to which subsection (1) is applicable, objection must be sent in writing to the Secretary of the Urban Council to reach his office not later than one week after the publication of the last of such notices.
(3) Every such objection together with any evidence that may be tendered by the objector and the applicant or their representatives shall be considered by the Urban Council before deciding whether or not to grant the application.
(4) Any such decision shall be subject to appeal to the Governor in Council by the applicant or any such objector.
7. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulations prescribe or provide for-
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CAP. 133]
[s. 4. cont.]
Matters preliminary to burning of human remains in a crematorium.
5.
Cremation.
and conditions as the Council 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 the permit.
Subject to the proviso to this section no human remains shall be burned in any crematorium, other than a Government crematorium, until the plans and site thereof have been approved by the Director of Medical and Health Services or the Urban Council and by the Director of Public Works, and until it has been made to appear to the Governor that the crematorium is complete, and has been constructed in accordance with such plans and is properly equipped for the purpose of the disposal of human remains by cremation: Provided that the foregoing pro- visions of this section shall not apply to the burning of human remains under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Director of Medical and Health Services or 52 of 1936, 8.3. the Urban Council under section 4.
Provision
for hearing objections where
application
for crema- torium in
6. (1) Where application is made under paragraph (d) of section 4 for the permission of the Urban Council to use for the burning of human remains any building or place nearer to any dwelling house than two hundred yards or within fifty yards of any public highway, the Council shall 62 of 1936, s.4. cause notice of the application specifying the site to be.
published, at the expense of the applicant, in English and Chinese in three successive numbers of the Gazette.
certain
locations.
Regulations.
(2) If any person objects to the grant of permission, in any case to which subsection (1) is applicable, objection must be sent in writing to the Secretary of the Urban Council to reach his office not later than one week after the publication of the last of such notices.
(3) Every such objection together with any evidence. that may be tendered by the objector and the applicant or their representatives shall be considered by the Urban Council before deciding whether or not to grant the application.
(4) Any such decision shall be subject to appeal to the Governor in Council by the applicant or any such objector.
7. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulations prescribe or provide for-
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