THE LAGOS STATE CREMATION LAW

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

THE CREMATION LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Establishment of Crematorium and Crematorium Office

2.       Duties of the Office

3.       Appointment of Medical Officer in Charge

4.       Termination of office

5.       Functions of the Deputy Medical Officer

6.       Place where cremation may take place

7.       Inspection of crematorium

8.       Cremation of remains of a deceased person

9.       Application for cremation

10.     Application by u Medical Officer

11.     Cremation of body parts

12.     Cremation of a stillborn child

13.     Cremation of exhumed remains of deceased person who has already been buried for one year or more

14.     Authorisation of cremation of the remains of a deceased person by a Chief Medical Officer

15.     Authorisation of cremation of body parts by Medical Officer

16.     Authorisation of cremation of a stillborn child by a Medical Officer

l7.      Refusal to authorise cremation

18.     Approval for cremation of unclaimed corpses

19.     Approval to the family of deceased

20.     Issue of certificate of a coroner

21.     Medical certificate

22.     Confirmatory medical certificate

23.     Disposal of ashes

24.     Notice of intention

25.     Report to the Commissioner

26.     Medical Officer not satisfied about the cause of death of the deceased person

27.     Supplementary powers of Medical Officer

28.     Right to inspect medical certificate and confirmatory medical certificate and to make representations to Medical Officer

29.     Offences and penalties

30.     Power to make Regulations

31.     Interpretation

32.     Citation and commencement

THE CREMATION LAW

LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE VOLUNTARY CREMATION OF CORPSES AND UNCLAIMED CORPSES IN LAGOS STATE AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES

[Commencement]                                                           [10th June 2013]

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA