Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Permit for and period of burial
Subregulation 1
A corpse must not be buried unless —
the Director-General has issued a permit for the burial of the corpse; and
the death or stillbirth (as the case may be) has been registered under the RBDA or, in the absence of such registration, a medical practitioner has issued a written confirmation of the death or stillbirth, as the case may be.
Subregulation 1A
Paragraph (1) does not apply to a corpse if —
the death or stillbirth (as the case may be) occurred outside Singapore; and
a certificate certifying the cause of death of the deceased person or stillborn child (as the case may be) has been issued by a competent authority of the country or territory in which the death or stillbirth (as the case may be) occurred.
Subregulation 2
Except as otherwise determined by the Director-General, a permit issued under paragraph (1) on or after 1st November 1998 shall permit a corpse to be buried in any cemetery for a period of 15 years.