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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Cremation (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 6th April 2018.
2. The Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008(1) are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “cremation authority” for “article” substitute “regulation”.
4. After regulation 14(1) insert—
“(1A) A form set out in Schedule 1 may be used in electronic form, provided that it has the electronic signature of any person who is required to sign it.
(1B) In paragraph (1A), “electronic signature” has the meaning given in section 7(2) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(2).
(1C) Any reference in these Regulations to a form set out in Schedule 1 is to be regarded as including—
(a)a form which contains all the information required by that form, but the format of which differs in an immaterial respect;
(b)a Welsh language version, or an English and Welsh language version, of that form.”.
5. In regulation 29(2), for the definition of “incinerated” substitute—
““incinerated” means burnt in an incinerator as part of an activity in Part B(b) in section 5.1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016(3);”.
6. In regulation 30—
(a)for paragraphs (1) and (2) substitute—
“(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 37(5) and (6), after a cremation the cremation authority—
(a)must dispose of the ashes in accordance with the applicant’s instructions for ashes; or
(b)in any case where the applicant does not give instructions for ashes, or where the ashes are not collected in accordance with those instructions, may dispose of the ashes in accordance with paragraph (3);
where “instructions for ashes” means the instructions given on the application form completed by the applicant, or any subsequent written instructions given by the applicant to the cremation authority.
(2) In exceptional circumstances the cremation authority may at their discretion release the ashes to someone other than the applicant or the applicant’s nominee.”,
(b)in paragraph (3), for “Subject to any special arrangements for the burial or preservation of the ashes, any ashes retained” substitute “Where paragraph (1)(b) applies, any ashes held”,
(c)in paragraph (4), for the words from “unless 14 days” to the end, substitute “unless the cremation authority has made reasonable attempts to give the applicant 14 days’ notice of their intention to do so”.
7. In regulation 37—
(a)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Notwithstanding the coming into force of the Cremation (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017(4) on 6th April 2018, forms—
(a)“Cremation 1” (Application for cremation of the body of a person who has died), “Cremation 2” (Application for cremation of body parts), and “Cremation 3” (Application for cremation of stillborn baby), set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations as in force before that date; and
(b)submitted to the cremation authority before that date;
may be used in the cases to which they apply in relation to any cremation held on or after that date.”,
(b)after paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) Paragraph (6) applies in any case where, on or after 6th April 2018—
(a)a cremation authority holds ashes from a cremation; and
(b)the application for that cremation was made on one of the forms referred to in paragraph (3)(a).
(6) Where this paragraph applies—
(a)“instructions for ashes” in regulation 30(1) means—
(i)any written instructions, or other instructions, given by the applicant to the cremation authority before 6th April 2018;
(ii)any written instructions given by the applicant to the cremation authority on or after 6th April 2018;
(b)if no instructions for ashes are given in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), the cremation authority must retain the ashes, subject to regulation 30(2) to (4).”.
8. In Schedule 1 (forms), for the forms—
(a)“Cremation 1” (Application for cremation of the body of a person who has died),
(b)“Cremation 2” (Application for cremation of body parts), and
(c)“Cremation 3” (Application for cremation of stillborn baby),
substitute the forms set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Phillip Lee
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
18th December 2017
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