Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Cremation

38: Erection of crematoria

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"Building a crematorium: rules and approvals"

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You can build a crematorium inside or outside a cemetery. A local authority can make a crematorium and provide cremation services there and elsewhere. You need to get plans and equipment approved by the Minister before building a crematorium. You must submit your plans to the Minister before you start work on a crematorium. This includes a site plan and details of the equipment you will use. The Minister must approve your plans before you can start building.

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37: Regulations as to cremation, or

"Rules for Cremations in New Zealand"

39: Application of Act in respect of crematoria, or

"How the law applies to crematoria"

Part 5Cremation

38Erection of crematoria

A local authority may erect a crematorium either within or outside the boundaries of a cemetery and may make provision for cremation therein and elsewhere.
Where any person (whether a local authority or not) proposes to construct any crematorium, or to reconstruct or adapt any existing premises with the intention that they be used as a crematorium, that person shall, before the work is commenced, submit to the Minister, in a form approved by the Director-General, the plans (including a site plan) and specifications thereof, and its equipment, for the Minister's approval.

Compare

1908 No 19 s 45
1922 No 36 s 2

Notes

Section 38(2): substituted, on 1 July 1992, by section 92(1) of the Building Act 1991 (1991 No 150).