New Zealand Acts

BURIAL AND CREMATION ACT 1964 - SECT 48

48 Burial in special place

Notwithstanding anything in this Act, a body may be buried in any place, even though that place was not used for burials before the date of the commencement of this Act, if the Minister first certifies in writing that he is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances which make the burial of that body in that place particularly appropriate and if, where the proposed place of burial is within a city or part of the district of a territorial authority which was formerly a city or borough or part of a city or borough, the sanction of the mayor, or 2 members of the governing body of the territorial authority is obtained.

History: Section 48: amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).