Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Act binds the Crown

• 4.   Designation of public burial ground

• 5.   Restriction on private burial ground

• 6.   Registration of existing private burial ground

• 7.   Application for registration

• 8.   Grant or refusal of application

• 9.   Issue of certificate of registration

• 10.   Validity of registration

• 11.   Re-registration

• 12.   Display of certificate of registration

• 13.   Revocation of registration

• 14.   Exemption

• 15.   Control and management of burial ground

• 16.   Officers of burial ground

• 17.   Closure of burial ground

• 18.   Reopening of closed burial ground

• 19.   Places of burial

• 20.   Emergency burial ground

• 21.   Offences

• 22.   Restriction on crematorium or cremation pyre site

• 23.   Application for licence

• 24.   Grant or refusal of application

• 25.   Licence

• 26.   Validity of licence

• 27.   Renewal of licence

• 28.   Display of licence

• 29.   Revocation of licence

• 30.   Closure of crematorium or cremation pyre site

• 31.   Location of crematorium or cremation pyre site

• 32.   Maintenance and operation

• 33.   Restriction on cremation

• 34.   Request for cremation

• 35.   Grant or refusal of request

• 36.   Human remains to be reduced to ashes

• 37.   Disposal of ashes

• 38.   Importation of ashes

• 39.   Exportation of ashes

• 40.   Register of cremations

• 41.   Documents to be retained

• 42.   Disposal of documents

• 43.   Register

• 44.   Exhumation of human remains

• 45.   Waiver of custom duty and service charge

• 46.   Opening hours

• 47.   Regulations

• 48.   Bye-laws

• 49.   Repeal