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Swartland
South Africa
South Africa
Cemetery By-law, 2003
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette no. 6067 on 19 September 2003
- Commenced on 19 September 2003
- [This is the version of this document from 19 September 2003 and includes any amendments published up to 17 March 2023.]
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In this by-law:—"caretaker" means a person or official appointed by the Municipality to be in charge of and to exercise control in a cemetery;"cemetery" means a piece of land duly set aside by the municipality for burials, either within or outside the area of the municipality;"grave" means a demarcated plot for the burial of a body in a cemetery; and"municipality" means the Swartland Municipality;2.
The Municipality may set aside any portion of a cemetery for the burial of the deceased of any group or other body or community; provided that —3.
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Except with the permission of the caretaker who shall record the circumstances under which such permission is granted, no person shall bury a body in a cemetery during the hours between sunset and sunrise.6.
No person shall —7.
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No person shall —11.
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No person shall —15.
The charges payable in terms of section 3(1), as well as all other charges payable for burials, exhumations, reinterments or any other services rendered by the municipality in a cemetery or in connection with a funeral, shall from time to time be fixed by the municipality by resolution.16.
Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law or disregards or fails to comply with a lawful instruction from the caretaker shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction to a penalty not exceeding —History of this By-law
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19 September 2003 this version
Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette no. 6067By-law commences.
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