(1) Where the Minister revokes a licence under section 29, he or she shall close the crematorium or cremation pyre site.
(2) Where a crematorium or cremation pyre site is closed under subsection (1), the Minister shall give notice in the Gazette and a newspaper circulating in Saint Lucia prior to the effective date of closure.
(3) A person who cremates human remains in a crematorium or at a cremation pyre site which is closed under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years.
(4) The Minister may reopen a crematorium or cremation pyre site that is closed under subsection (1) if —
(a) an application for a licence is granted under section 24 or the renewal of a licence is granted under section 27 and the prescribed fee has been paid; and
(b) the crematorium or cremation pyre site is not a health hazard.
(5) The reopening of a crematorium or cremation pyre site under subsection (4) must be published in the Gazette.