Cap. 599 Art. 2Interpretation.  Cap. 490.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"applicant" means the person who submitted the application for cremation;

"columbarium" means an above-ground structure designed for the purpose of placing cremated remains in niches;

"cremation" means the technical process which reduces human remains to cremated remains, including the pulverisation of such remains;

"Cremation Certificate" means the document given to the applicant following cremation;

*Vide Legal Notice 280 of 2024. "cremation container" means any container or casket which is rigid, resistant to leaks or spills, combustible, biodegradable, and non-toxic, within which human remains are placed prior to cremation;

"cremated remains" means all human remains recovered following the completion of a cremation;

"foreign matter" means any items including, but not limited to, body prosthesis, dentures, dental bridgework, dental fillings, or jewellery found upon the deceased’s body;

"grave" means any plot within any cemetery which has been constructed for burial purposes, and for the purposes of this Act, also includes private graves;

"human remains" means the body of a deceased person, in any stage of decomposition, and for the purposes of this Act, shall include stillbirths;

"inquest" means an inquest into the sudden death of a person conducted by a Magistrate under article 551 of the Criminal Code;

"Minister" means the minister responsible for health;

"National Register" means the National Cremation Register defined in article 14;

"operator" means the person in possession of a valid licence to operate a crematorium;

"register" means the Register of Cremations defined in article 24;

"Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Health, and to the extent of any delegation or authority given, includes an authorised officer;

"Tribunal" means the Administrative Review Tribunal established by article 5 of the Administrative Justice Act;

"urn" means any sealable receptacle designed for the permanent storage of cremated remains;

"viewing room" means that space within the crematorium designated for a final private moment between the next of kin and the human remains of the deceased.