JWANENG TOWN COUNCIL (CEMETERY) BYE-LAWS

(regs. 34 and 35)

(11th April, 1997)

ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS

    BYE-LAW

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Establishment of cemeteries

    4.    Permission for burial

    5.    Burials

    6.    Register of burials

    7.    Memorial work

    8.    Exhumations

    9.    Opening and closing of cemeteries

    10.    Powers of caretakers

    11.    Offences and penalties

        Schedule - Burial Permit

S.I. 24, 1997.

1.    Citation

    These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Jwaneng Town Council (Cemetery) Bye-Laws*.

*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "adult" means a person of or above the age of 10 years;

    "caretaker" means a person so designated by the Council;

    "cemetery" means a cemetery established in accordance with bye-law 3;

    "child" means a person under the age of 10 years;

    "Council" means the Jwaneng Town Council;

    "memorial work" means any gravestone, monument, cenotaph, tablet or monumental inscription erected over a grave, or any work ancillary thereto;

    "Town Clerk" means the Town Clerk of Jwaneng.

3.    Establishment of cemeteries

    (1) The Council shall establish, designate and identify areas within the Township as cemeteries.

    (2) No person shall bury or cause to be buried any body within the Township elsewhere than in a cemetery established and designated in accordance with this bye-law.

4.    Permission for burial

    (1) No burial shall take place except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Town Clerk, and on payment of the fee of P5;

    Provided that the Town Clerk may—

    (i)    waive the payment of such fee, in whole or in part, where—

        (a)    he is satisfied that the person responsible for the burial is unable to pay the full amount;