Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 2003
Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 2003
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Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 2003
Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 2003
| Public Act | 2003 No 63 |
| Date of assent | 21 October 2003 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
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(1) This Act is the Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 2003.
(2) In this Act, the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 is called
“the principal Act”
.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Burial of members of Her Majesty's Forces, etc
Section 15(2) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the words
“Minister of Internal Affairs”
, and substituting the words“Minister of Veterans' Affairs”
.
4 Inspection of cemeteries
Section 52 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (1), and substituting the following subsection:
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“(1) An employee of the Public Service appointed by the Minister for the purpose, or any person designated as a Health Protection Officer under the Health Act 1956, may inspect any cemetery or any portion of a cemetery exclusively set apart for any denomination in order to—
“(a) ascertain the state and condition of it; and
“(b) examine the accounts of receipts and expenditure in relation to it; and
“(c) if regulations or bylaws in relation to it have been made under this Act, ascertain whether the regulations or bylaws are being observed and complied with.”
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Legislative history | |
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| 16 October 2003 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3), third reading |
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