106. Power to close cemeteries, etc.
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If at any time it appears to the Commissioner that —
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under that section;
burials in any cemetery or place of burial should be wholly discontinued;
the burning of corpses in any crematorium or any place used for the burning of corpses should be wholly discontinued; or
any cemetery or place of burial, crematorium or any place used for the burning of corpses or any part thereof is being used in contravention of any condition of the licence issued in respect of the same,the Commissioner may order the same or any part thereof to be closed and may revoke or amend the licence thereof and thereafter it shall not be lawful to use the same or such part thereof, as the case may be, as a place for the burial or burning of corpses.
No such closing, revocation or amendment shall have effect unless it has been confirmed by the Minister.[109