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Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Cremation

37: Regulations as to cremation

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"Rules for Cremations in New Zealand"

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The Governor-General can make rules about cremations. You must follow these rules when you carry out a cremation. The rules can say where and how cremations can happen. The Governor-General's rules can also say what you can and cannot do when it comes to cremations. You have to follow these rules, or you might get in trouble. The rules are part of the law, and you can find more information about them in the Legislation Act 2019. Other parts of the law, like sections 38 to 40, must also follow the Governor-General's rules about cremations. The rules are called secondary legislation, which means they are a type of law that supports the main law. You can find more information about secondary legislation in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 5Cremation

37Regulations as to cremation

  1. Without prejudice to the power to make regulations conferred by section 59 the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations controlling or restricting the establishment and closing of crematoria, prescribing the conditions subject to which and the manner in which cremations are to be carried out, and providing for all matters incidental thereto.

  2. No person shall carry out or procure or take part in any cremation except in accordance with regulations made under this section.

  3. The provisions of sections 38 to 40 shall be subject to any regulations made under this section.

  4. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Compare
  • 1908 No 19 s 46
Notes
  • Section 37(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).