Regulation 16 Cremation of the remains of a deceased person

(1)

No cremation of the remains of a deceased person may take place unless—

(a)

an application for cremation is made in accordance with regulation 15;

(b)

except where regulation 18 applies,—

(i)

a certificate is given under section 24(1), (2) or (4) of the 1953 Act (certificates as to registration of death) in relation to the death of the deceased person; or

(ii)

a certified copy of the entry in the relevant register is issued under sections 30 to 32 of the 1953 Act in relation to the death of the deceased person;

(c)

F1(i)

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(ii)

where regulation 18 applies, a certificate is given by a coroner F2confirming that the body of the deceased person does not need to be retained for the purposes of an investigation by a coroner into the person’s death; or

(iii)

F3where the body of the deceased person has undergone an anatomical examination under the authority of a licence granted under the 2004 Act for that purpose F4, a certificate is given by a registered medical practitioner confirming that fact; and

(d)

written authority is given by a medical referee in accordance with regulation 23.

(2)

This regulation does not apply to the cremation of the exhumed remains of a deceased person who has already been buried for a period of one year or more.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 16(1)(c)(i) omitted (9.9.2024) by virtue of The Cremation, Coroners and Notification of Deaths (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/668), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(a) (with reg. 5)
F2: Words in reg. 16(1)(c)(ii) inserted (9.9.2024) by The Cremation, Coroners and Notification of Deaths (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/668), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(b) (with reg. 5)
F3: Word in reg. 16(1)(c)(iii) substituted (9.9.2024) by The Cremation, Coroners and Notification of Deaths (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/668), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(c)(i) (with reg. 5)
F4: Words in reg. 16(1)(c)(iii) inserted (9.9.2024) by The Cremation, Coroners and Notification of Deaths (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/668), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(c)(ii) (with reg. 5)