Licensing of places for disposal of the dead

Licensing of places for disposal of the dead.—

1. (1) No new place for the disposal of the dead, whether public or private, shall be opened, formed, constructed or used except on a licence from the Municipality.
2. (2) An application for a licence under sub-section (1) shall be accompanied by a plan of the place to be registered showing the locality, boundary and extent thereof, the name of the owner or person or community interested therein, the system of management and such further particulars as the Municipality may require.
3. (3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2) the Secretary shall,—
   • (a) send the application to the Municipal Health Officer where the Municipality has appointed a Municipal Health Officer, and in other cases, to the District Medical Officer of the Health Department having jurisdiction over the area and to the concerned District Collector for their opinion on the application; and
   • (b) publish a public notice inviting objections and suggestions, if any regarding the application.
4. (4) The Municipality, after considering the views of the officers under sub-section (3) and all other objections and directions received before the date specified in the notice, may—
   • (a) grant or refuse to grant a licence; or
   • (b) postpone the grant of a licence, until objections to the site have been removed or any particulars called for by it having been furnished.