UK Statutory Instrument SI 2008/2841 England and Wales

The Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person5 Occupier1 Employee1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Highways Act 1980 23 duties
Employee — also bound by 189 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Preliminary

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Application of Regulations in relation to deaths in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
Part 2

Maintenance and inspection of crematorium

2 of 3 sections shown
s.003 Opening and closing of crematorium Regulated
  • Notify the Secretary of State and the public before opening or closing a crematoriumAny Person
s.004 Maintenance of crematorium Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Cremation authority must maintain crematorium in good working orderLocal authority
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.005 Inspection of crematorium
Part 3

Medical referee

2 of 7 sections shown
s.006 Appointment of medical referee and deputy medical referee Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must appoint medical referees for each cremation authorityCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007 Qualifications of medical referee and deputy medical referee Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must appoint qualified medical referees nominated by cremation authoritiesCrown / Minister / Government department
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.008 Guidance by the Secretary of State
s.009 Termination of office
s.010 Functions of deputy medical referee
s.011 Report to the Secretary of State
s.012 Supplementary powers of medical referee
Part 4

Conditions for cremation

4 of 16 sections shown
s.019 Cremation of body parts Regulated
  • Obtain all required certificates and authorisations before cremating body partsAny Person
s.020 Cremation of a stillborn child Regulated
  • Obtain required certificates and medical referee authority before cremation of a stillborn childAny Person
s.026 Authorisation of cremation of a stillborn child by medical referee Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Medical referee must verify conditions before authorising stillborn cremationStatutory regulator
s.028 Refusal to authorise cremation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Medical referee must give written reasons for refusing cremation authorisationStatutory regulator
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.013 Place where cremation may take place
s.014 Forms
s.015 Application for cremation
s.016 Cremation of the remains of a deceased person
s.017 Medical certificate ...
s.018 Certificate of coroner
s.021 Cremation of exhumed remains of deceased person who has already been buried for one year or more
s.022 Right to inspect medical certificate ... and to make representations to medical referee
s.023 Authorisation of cremation of the remains of a deceased person by medical referee
s.024 Medical referee not satisfied about the cause of death of the deceased person
s.025 Authorisation of cremation of body parts by medical referee
s.027 Authorisation of cremation by medical referee – inquiries by medical referee
Part 5

Incineration

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1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.029 Incineration of body parts
Part 6

Disposal of ashes

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1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.030 Disposal of ashes
Part 7

Registration of cremations

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s.031 Appointment of registrar Regulated
  • Appoint a registrar for cremation servicesAny Person
s.032 Functions of registrar Regulated
  • Registrar must keep cremation register and notify within 96 hoursEmployee
s.033 Register kept by registrar Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Registrar must maintain cremation register with specified particularsLocal authority
s.034 Retention of documents relating to cremation Regulated
  • Keep cremation documents for 15 yearsAny Person
s.035 Inspection and copies of register and documents relating to cremation Regulated
  • Allow inspection of cremation records by authorities and the publicOccupier
Part 8

Revocations, savings and transitional provisions

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.036 Revocations
s.037 Savings and transitional provisions

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