Regulation 2

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“ashes” means the cremated remains of a corpse;“caretaker” means a person appointed by the owner of a private cemetery to take charge of the cemetery;“cemetery” means a place of burial maintained by the Agency or otherwise and includes every part of those premises in which such place is located;“corpse” means the body or remains of a deceased person or stillborn child, whether decomposed or otherwise, but does not include ashes;“grave plot” means the area occupied by a grave and includes any tombstone or monument erected on or over it;“medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997 who holds a valid practising certificate granted under that Act;“owner of a private cemetery” means the person who is registered as the owner of the cemetery under the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269) and includes any other person who manages or maintains the cemetery;“RBDA” means the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021, or the repealed Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1937 that was in force immediately before 29 May 2022;“stillbirth” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021;“stillborn child” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021.[Deleted by S 715/2006 wef 01/01/07]