47Collection and disposal of cremated human remains

47 Collection and disposal of cremated human remains

(1) A cemetery trust must make cremated human remains available for collection within 2 working days after the cremation.

(2) A cemetery trust must hold cremated human remains for at least 12 months from the date of cremation unless those remains are released prior to that date in accordance with regulation 46(2).

(3) If no person entitled to the cremated human remains gives a direction within 12 months of the date of the cremation as to the interment or disposal of the remains, a cemetery trust may—

(a) inter the remains in the grounds of a public cemetery for which it is responsible; or

(b) dispose of the remains in any other manner that it considers appropriate.

(4) At least 3 months prior to the expiry of the 12 month period referred to in subregulation (3), a cemetery trust must take reasonable steps to notify the persons specified in regulation 46(2) of the trust's intention to inter or dispose of the remains at the expiry of that 12 month period.