# The Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008, 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) (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) where regulation 18 applies, a certificate is given by a coroner confirming 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) where 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 , 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2841/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cremation-england-and-wales-regulations-2008/regulation-16
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