Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

40.   Register of cremations

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    (1)   A licensee shall keep a record of all cremations carried out in a Register of Cremations.

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    (2)   An entry must be made in sufficient detail to enable the identification of the deceased and the tracing of the documents presented under section 34(2)(b).

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    (3)   The Register of Cremations may be kept —

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      (a)     in a bound book; or

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      (b)     by recording or otherwise storing the prescribed particulars in a register by mechanical, electronic or other means, but so that the particulars remain accurately stored and capable of being retrieved and reproduced in written form.

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    (4)   The Register of Cremations must be open for inspection during working hours by an authorized person or the Commissioner of Police.