2242GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 17 March 2022

2242 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 17 March 2022 (b) it is enclosed in a coffin which in the opinion of the Board is structurally sound and bears the name of the deceased person indelibly inscribed in legible characters on a plate on the coffin’s lid; and (c) under the plate referred to in paragraph (b) there is a substantive lead strip bearing the surname of the deceased person stamped in legible characters, each character being not less than 10 mm in height. 5.2 Funeral processions The time fixed by the Board for any burial shall be the time at which the funeral procession is to arrive at the cemetery gates, and, if not punctually observed, then the applicant who applied to hold the funeral under clause 3.1 shall pay the set fee for being late. 5.3 Vehicle entry restricted (1) Subject to clause 5.3(2), every funeral procession shall enter by the principal entrance, and no vehicle except the hearse, and official mourning coaches, shall be permitted to enter the cemetery, unless prior approval is granted by the CEO or an authorised officer. (2) This clause shall not apply to persons using wheelchairs or motorised wheelchairs. 5.4 Vehicle access and speed limitation (1) A person shall drive a vehicle on a vehicular access way or the constructed roadway or other areas designated for the use of vehicles within the cemetery, unless otherwise authorised by the CEO. (2) A person driving a vehicle, within a cemetery, shall not exceed the speed limit of 25 km per hour, and shall comply with the signs and directions in the cemetery. 5.5 Offenders may be ordered to leave (1) A person committing an offence under clause 5.4 may be ordered to leave the cemetery by the CEO or an authorised officer. (2) A person who has been ordered to leave the cemetery by the CEO or an authorised officer is to leave immediately in a peaceful manner and not cause a disruption or be a nuisance to the funeral congregation or ceremony or procession. 5.6 Conduct of funeral by Board When conducting a funeral under section 22 of the Act the Board may— (a) require a written request for it to conduct a funeral to be lodged with it; (b) in its absolute discretion, charge any person requesting it to conduct a funeral the set fee for the conduct of that funeral by it; (c) where no fee or a reduced fee has been charged by it for the conduct of the funeral, determine the manner in which the funeral shall be conducted; (d) specify an area in the cemetery where the dead body is to be buried; (e) conduct the funeral notwithstanding the failure of a person to make any application or to obtain any consent required under this local law; (f) do or require anything which it considers is necessary or convenient for the conduct of a funeral by it. Division 2—Placement of ashes 5.7 Disposal of ashes (1) The personal representative of a deceased person whose body has been cremated may apply, in an application under clause 3.1 or otherwise, for permission to dispose of the ashes in the cemetery and upon payment of the set fee, the Board may grant permission for the ashes to be disposed of by one of the following methods— (a) Niche wall (b) Memorial wall (c) Garden of remembrance (d) Ground niche (e) Memorial rose, tree or shrub (f) Family shrub (g) Memorial desk (h) Granite seat (i) Family grave (j) Book of remembrance (k) Scattering to the winds (l) Memorial gardens (m) Other memorials approved by the Board. (2) Subject to subclauses (3) and (4), a person shall not place the ashes of a deceased person in the cemetery.