98. Licensing of funeral parlours
Feedback & supportNo person shall establish, use, manage, operate or run any premises as a funeral parlour without first obtaining a licence from the Commissioner who, in granting a licence, may impose such terms and conditions as he may think fit.
premises
“premises”, except in section 41, means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority, and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof, used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose whatsoever;
The Commissioner may, in his discretion, refuse to issue a licence for a funeral parlour if he considers that the situation of the premises is undesirable for the purpose or that the premises themselves are unsuitable for the purpose or for such other reason as he may think fit.
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;
The Commissioner may, in rejecting any application for the establishment of a funeral parlour, refuse to assign any reason for such rejection.[101
funeral parlour
“funeral parlour” means any premises where corpses are received for the purpose of preparation for burial or cremation or for the carrying out of funeral rites or ceremonies prior to burial or cremation, and includes any premises used for such purpose by whatever name called.[100