Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Environmental Public Health (Funeral Parlours) Regulations
Regulation 9
Duties of licensee
The licensee of a funeral parlour shall —
keep the premises, including all fittings, equipment, furniture, utensils and apparatuses therein, in a clean and sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the Director-General;
(aa)ensure that a corpse is not received into the funeral parlour unless 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;
ensure that no nuisance such as noise, smoke, smell or fume is caused;
ensure that there is no amplification of any noise caused by cymbals, gongs, drums or any other instrument, and that the use of such cymbals, gongs, drums and other instruments shall cease at midnight; and
ensure that the burning of joss paper or any other similar article is carried out in a receptacle made for that purpose.