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136 Approval by Secretary

(1) The Secretary may grant an approval to cremate bodily remains at a place other than a crematorium in a public cemetery.

(2) The Secretary may grant an approval under this section without the application under section 135 being accompanied by the relevant documents referred to in section 135(2) if the Secretary is satisfied that, owing to special circumstances, it is not possible to produce any of those documents.

(3) An approval under this section must—

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