3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these regulations –

Act means the Burial and Cremation Act 2019 ;

alkaline hydrolysis means a process in which human remains –

(a) are placed in a solution of water and alkali in a pressurised chamber; and

(b) are heated, in that chamber, to a temperature that causes the human remains to be reduced to a sterile liquid and bones;

authorised officer means an authorised officer as defined in section 3(1) of the Act;

bodily discharges includes blood, gas and bodily waste;

certificate of exclusive right of burial means a certificate issued under regulation 27 ;

coffin means a box, case, or other receptacle, designed for, and into which, human remains are placed for storage, movement, cremation or interment;

container means a container, bag, or other receptacle, into which human remains are placed for storage or movement;

coroner has the same meaning as in the Coroners Act 1995 ;

coroner’s certificate means a certificate issued by a coroner in accordance with section 32 of the Coroners Act 1995 ;

cremation permit means a permit, authorising cremation, issued and in force under Division 2 of Part 4 ;

declaration of life extinct means a declaration of life extinct referred to in ;