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Regulation 9

of Environmental Public Health (Cemeteries) Regulations

Regulation 9

Duties of owner of private cemetery

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

The owner of a private cemetery shall ensure that —

(a)

the cemetery is used for no other purpose than the burial of corpses;

(b)

no grave contains more than one corpse;

(c)

adequate measures are taken to prevent any offence under the Vandalism Act (Cap. 341) from being committed within the cemetery;

(d)

no burial is carried out within the cemetery between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. without the written permission of the Director-General;

(e)

a caretaker of the cemetery is present at the cemetery whenever a burial is being carried out;

(f)

the public has proper and free access to all parts of the cemetery at all times;

(g)

the burial ground of the cemetery does not have any structure which was built without the permission of the Director-General and that no person is in possession or occupation of the burial ground or a part thereof without the permission of the Director-General;

(h)

the cemetery is kept clean and free of noxious odours, smoke, fumes and rank vegetation; and

(i)

the cemetery is not used for the dumping of rubbish or the storage of materials.