Valid from 04/04/2019
(1)A person may not carry out a cremation unless—
(a)the person is a cremation authority,
(b)the cremation authority has granted an application made under section 48 in respect of the cremation, and
(c)the cremation is carried out in a crematorium.
(2)A person who knowingly contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
(3)A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to both.
(4)In subsection (1)(c), “crematorium” means a building fitted with equipment for the carrying out of cremations.