Acts and Regulations

94-129 - General

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19(1)Unless human remains are cremated, the burial or storage of human remains shall be in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum or vault.
19(2)Human remains that are cremated shall be
(a) placed in a columbarium,
(b) buried in a cemetery, or
(c) given to the person responsible for the funeral of the deceased person or where there is no such person, to the next-of-kin of the deceased person.
19(3)No human remains shall be stored in a crypt unless the casket containing the human remains is placed in a sealed outer container of steel or other durable metal that is completely surrounded by at least one hundred millimetres of concrete that is reinforced with steel rods or mesh.
19(4)Subject to subsection (5), no human remains shall be stored in a vault for more than thirty days.
19(5)If weather conditions prevent the burial of human remains in a cemetery, the remains may be placed in a vault until such time as burial is possible.
19(1)Unless human remains are cremated, the burial or storage of human remains shall be in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum or vault.
19(2)Human remains that are cremated shall be
(a) placed in a columbarium,
(b) buried in a cemetery, or
(c) given to the person responsible for the funeral of the deceased person or where there is no such person, to the next-of-kin of the deceased person.
19(3)No human remains shall be stored in a crypt unless the casket containing the human remains is placed in a sealed outer container of steel or other durable metal that is completely surrounded by at least one hundred millimetres of concrete that is reinforced with steel rods or mesh.
19(4)Subject to subsection (5), no human remains shall be stored in a vault for more than thirty days.
19(5)If weather conditions prevent the burial of human remains in a cemetery, the remains may be placed in a vault until such time as burial is possible.