• 9. (1) Where a certificate is issued on or after the date of the coming into force of these Regulations and

  • (a) in the case of a certificate that has not been renewed, no burial takes place in the grave before the expiration of a period of 10 years from the date of issue of the certificate, or

  • (b) in the case of a certificate that has been renewed in accordance with subsection 8(2), no burial takes place in the grave and a new application is not received before the expiration of the renewal period,

  the certificate becomes void on the day following the expiration of the initial period of 10 years or the renewal period, as the case may be, and the interest in that grave of any person named in the certificate is thereby terminated without compensation.

• (2) Where a certificate was issued before the date of the coming into force of these Regulations and no burial takes place in the grave before the expiration of a period of 49 years from the date of issue of the certificate, the certificate becomes void on the day following the expiration of that period and the interest of any person in that grave is thereby terminated without compensation.

• (3) The holder of a certificate issued pursuant to subsection 8(1) that has expired and may no longer be renewed may reacquire an interest in the grave for which the certificate was issued by submitting a new application therefor in accordance with section 7.

10. No person, other than the superintendent, shall exchange, assign or subdivide any plot or grave.

• 11. (1) No person shall bury or cause to be buried any human remains or ashes in a grave unless

  • (a) he complies with the laws of the province in which the cemetery is located respecting cremation and the burial of human remains or ashes;

  • (b) he applies to the superintendent for authorization to bury the human remains or ashes; and

  • (c) the superintendent has authorized in writing the burial of the human remains or ashes and the opening of a grave therefor.

• (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), where the human remains or ashes are those of a person whose identity is unknown or who is an indigent, no application to the superintendent for the authorization referred to in paragraph (b) is required.

12. An application referred to in paragraph 11(1)(b) shall be

• (a) endorsed by the applicant on his own behalf or on behalf of the estate of the person whose remains or ashes are to be buried; and

• (b) accompanied by the applicable fee and the authorization for burial or cremation that is required by the laws of the province in which the cemetery is located.

13. The superintendent shall, on receipt of an application referred to in section 12, authorize in writing the burial of human remains or ashes in a grave and the opening of the grave for that purpose where

• (a) the applicant is the holder of a certificate for that grave; or

• (b) the person whose remains or ashes are to be buried was, at the time of his death, the holder of a certificate for that grave.