4. Cemeteries

4.8    Burial of Poor Persons

Where application is made to the Council for the interment of a deceased poor person, the applicant shall provide a declaration signed by a Justice of the Peace, certifying that:

1. Such deceased person has not left sufficient means to the pay the prescribed fee; and
2. The cost of burial is not covered by an Accident Compensation or Government entitlement or subsidy; and
3. The deceased person’s relatives and friends are unable or unwilling to pay the same.

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