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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 1112] Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules
L.N. 267/75.
L.N. 193/78. L.N. 184/80. L.N. 364/81.
[1986 Ed.
CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES RULES
(Cap. 1112, section 8)
L.N. 56/82. L.N. 228/83.
L.N. 133/84. L.N. 310/84. L.N. 371/84.
L.N. 197/86.
Citation.
Application.
First Schedule.'
Second Schedule.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 1112.)
First Schedule.
L.N. 197/86.
L.N. 197/86.
(Cap. 153.)
[12 December 1975.]
1. These rules may be cited as the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules.
2. These rules shall apply to the cemeteries specified in the First Schedule and the rules published in the Government Gazette as—
(a) G.N. 60 of 25 January 1933;
(b) G.N. 698 of 13 September 1935;
(c) L.N. 137 of 21 June 1974,
and any other rules which may have been made by the Board are hereby revoked except Rule III of the said rules in G.N. 60 of 25 January 1933 and adopted by G.N. 698 of 13 September 1935 as set out in the Second Schedule.
3. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—
"Board" means the Board of Management of Chinese Permanent Cemeteries established by virtue of the provisions of section 3 of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Ordinance;
"cemetery" means any cemetery, burial ground, ossuary or columbarium for the time being under the management and control of the Board, as specified in the First Schedule;
"close relative" for the purposes of rules 16, 17 and 21A means the spouse, parent, brother, sister or direct descendant (including their wives):
Provided that a married woman shall be deemed to be the same person as her husband and her close relatives for this purpose shall be those of her husband;
"exhumable lot" means a grave space allocated for burial of human remains by the Board subject to the disinterment and removal of any human remains buried therein as provided in rule 13;
"family niche" means a niche in a columbarium designated by the Board as such under rule 21A;
"General Chinese Charities Fund" means the General Chinese Charities Fund established by the Chinese Temples Ordinance;
"human remains" means the dead body of a human being in any stage of decomposition, including parts thereof or skeletal remains, but does not include cremated human ashes;
"ordinary lot" means a grave space other than a subscriber lot allocated for a burial not subject to exhumation;
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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 1112] Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules
L.N. 267/75.
ING
L.N. 193/78. L.N. 184/80. L.N. 364/81.
[1986 Ed.
CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES RULES
(Cap. 1112, section 8)
L.N. 56/82. L.N. 228/83.
L.N. 133/84. L.N. 310/84. L.N. 371/84.
L.N. 197/86.
Citation.
Application.
First Schedule.'
Second Schedule.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 1112.)
First Schedule.
L.N. 197/86.
L.N. 197/86.
(Cap. 153.)
[12 December 1975.]
1. These rules may be cited as the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules.
2.
These rules shall apply to the cemeteries specified in the First Schedule and the rules published in the Government Gazette
as-
(a) G.N. 60 of 25 January 1933;
(b) G.N. 698 of 13 September 1935;
(c) L.N. 137 of 21 June 1974,
and any other rules which may have been made by the Board are hereby revoked except Rule III of the said rules in G.N. 60 of 25 January 1933 and adopted by G.N. 698 of 13 September 1935 as set out in the Second Schedule.
3. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-- "Board" means the Board of Management of Chinese Permanent Cemeteries established by virtue of the provisions of section 3 of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Ordinance; "cemetery" means any cemetery, burial ground, ossuary or colum- barium for the time being under the management and control of the Board, as specified in the First Schedule;
"close relative" for the purposes of rules 16, 17 and 21A means the spouse, parent, brother, sister or direct descendant (including their wives):
Provided that a married woman shall be deemed to be the same person as her husband and her close relatives for this purpose shall be those of her husband;
“exhumable lot” means a grave space allocated for burial of human remains by the Board subject to the disinterment and removal of any human remains buried therein as provided in rule 13; "family niche" means a niche in a columbarium designated by the
Board as such under rule 21A;
"General Chinese Charities Fund" means the General Chinese Charities Fund established by the Chinese Temples Ordinance; "human remains" means the dead body of a human being in any stage of decomposition, including parts thereof or skeletal remains, but does not include cremated human ashes; "ordinary lot" means a grave space other than a subscriber lot
allocated for a burial not subject to exhumation;
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