A report presenting the management rules for burial grounds and the protocol for provision of cemetery and cremation services was considered.
Decision
The Committee agreed:-
1. to approve changes to the Management rules for Burial Grounds as detailed at Appendix 1 of the report subject to the following further amendments
· Section 3, last paragraph highlighted in bold to be removed,
· Section 8, 1st paragraph the word “must” in first sentence to be replaced with “should normally”
· Section 8, paragraph highlighted in bold to be removed and replaced with “There will be a maximum of three interments per lair. However, if ground conditions restrict this to a lesser number, lair owners will be advised at the time of the first interment”,
· Section 13, 1st paragraph “no upset” to be changed to read “no reasonable upset or disturbance”; and
2. to approve the protocol for provision of cemetery and cremation services as detailed at Appendix 2 of the report.
(Reference: Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services dated June 2016; Management Rules for Burial Grounds, dated June 2016; and Protocol for Provision of Cemetery and Cremation Services, dated February 2016, submitted)