Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“ashes” means the cremated remains of a corpse;“caretaker” means a person appointed by the licensee or the Director-General, as the case may be, to take charge of a crematorium;“corpse” means the body or remains of a deceased person or stillborn child, whether decomposed or otherwise, but does not include ashes;“crematorium” means a place used for the purpose of burning or cremating a corpse and includes every part of such premises;[Deleted by S 417/2022 wef 29/05/2022]“licence” means a licence issued under section 67 of the Act;“licensee” means the holder of a licence;[Deleted by S 417/2022 wef 29/05/2022]“medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997 who holds a valid practising certificate granted under that Act;“RBDA” means the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021, or the repealed Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1937 that was in force immediately before 29 May 2022;“stillbirth” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the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 270/2005 wef 29/04/2005]
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“ashes” means the cremated remains of a corpse;
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“caretaker” means a person appointed by the licensee or the Director-General, as the case may be, to take charge of a crematorium;
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“corpse” means the body or remains of a deceased person or stillborn child, whether decomposed or otherwise, but does not include ashes;
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“crematorium” means a place used for the purpose of burning or cremating a corpse and includes every part of such premises;
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“licence” means a licence issued under section 67 of the Act;
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“licensee” means the holder of a licence;
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“medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997 who holds a valid practising certificate granted under that Act;
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“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;
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“stillbirth” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021;
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“stillborn child” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021.