National Parks Cemetery Regulations (SOR/83-677)
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Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2010-02-02. Previous Versions
APPLICATION
3. These Regulations apply to Field Cemetery and Waterton Cemetery.
- SOR/90-32, s. 2;
- SOR/90-235;
- SOR/2010-23, s. 8.
RESERVED AREAS
4. The superintendent may divide a cemetery into areas and may reserve
(a) an area for the burial of the remains of persons not more than one year of age;
(b) an area for the burial of ashes; and
(c) an area for the burial of the remains of persons who at anytime served with or were attached to the naval, army or air forces of Her Majesty or a power allied or associated with Her Majesty.
- SOR/90-32, s. 9(F);
- SOR/92-675, s. 2(E).
CEMETERY RECORDS
5. The superintendent shall maintain a register for a cemetery in which shall be entered,
(a) in respect of each grave in the cemetery for which a certificate has been issued, the name and address of the person to whom the certificate was issued, the date of issue of the certificate and the amount paid therefor, the number of the certificate and such other particulars as the superintendent considers necessary; and
(b) in respect of each person whose remains or ashes are buried in a grave in the cemetery,
(i) his name, address prior to death, nationality, religion, age and sex,
(ii) the name and address of the next of kin of the person or the nearest relative of the person,
(iii) the date and cause of death,
(iv) the name of the attending physician,
(v) the date of burial, and
(vi) such other particulars as the superintendent considers necessary.
- SOR/90-32, ss. 3, 9(F);
- SOR/92-675, s. 2(E).
USE OF PLOT
6. No person shall use a plot or grave for any purpose other than for the burial of human remains or ashes.
CERTIFICATES
7. An application for a certificate shall be
(a) in Form A set out in Schedule II; and
(b) accompanied by the applicable fee.
- SOR/96-477, s. 2.
8. (1) Where the superintendent receives an application that complies with the requirements of section 7 for a certificate for a grave and
(a) the applicant is applying for the certificate in respect of the burial of the remains or ashes of a person who
(i) before his death was a permanent resident of one or more parks for a period of at least 25 years in the aggregate and at sometime lived in the park where the burial is to take place, or
(ii) at the time of his death was a permanent resident of the park where the burial is to take place,
(b) the applicant is applying for a certificate in respect of the burial of the remains or ashes of a person who is a next of kin of a person for whose remains or ashes a certificate has been issued under paragraph (a), and the person in respect of whose burial the application is made
(i) lived in one or more parks for a period of at least 25 years in the aggregate, or
(ii) was, at the time of the death of the person described in paragraph (a), a permanent resident of the park where the burial is to take place,
(c) [Revoked, SOR/90-32, s. 4]
the superintendent shall, if there are any available graves in the cemetery, select such a grave and issue a certificate to the applicant in respect of that grave in Form B set out in Schedule II.
(2) A certificate issued pursuant to subsection (1) is valid for 10 years and may be renewed once by the certificate holder at no additional charge for an additional period of 10 years.
- SOR/90-32, ss. 4, 9(F);
- SOR/92-675, s. 2(E).
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