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Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of Environmental Public Health (Cemeteries) Regulations

Regulation 10

Rules for cemetery maintained by Agency

Amended byS 715/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 715/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 715/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 715/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 715/2006 wef 01/01/2007

In a cemetery maintained by the Agency —

(a)

no person shall cause any tombstone or monument to be erected on or over a grave plot without the permission of the Director-General; (b)a tombstone or monument erected on or over a grave plot shall be of such type and size as may be approved by the Director-General; (c)no inscription shall be made on such tombstone or monument without the approval of the Director-General; (d)no person shall deposit any material for the construction of such tombstone or monument in any place other than within such areas as may be specified by the Director-General; and (e)the Director-General may remove or cause to be removed any remaining material which has been left over from the construction of such tombstone or monument and may require the person who made the application for the burial of the corpse in respect of which such tombstone or monument has been constructed to bear the cost of such removal.