### Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance 《公眾衞生及市政條例》

124E. Regulations relating to cremation and crematoria
(1) The Authority may make regulations for any of the following matters—
(a) the maintenance and inspection of crematoria; 
(b) the cases in which and conditions under which the burning of any human remains may take place; 
(c) the disposal or interment of the ashes resulting from any such burning; 
(d) the forms of the notices, certificates and declarations to be given or made before any such burning is permitted to take place, such declarations to be made under and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance (Cap. 11); 
(e) (Repealed 49 of 1994 s. 36) (f) the registration of the burnings; 
(g) closing of crematoria, other than Government crematoria, and delegation of authority to order such closure. 
(2) Any provisions relating to the destruction and falsification of registers of burials contained in any enactment, and the admissibility of extracts therefrom as evidence in courts and otherwise, shall apply to the registers of burnings directed by such regulations to be kept. 
(Added 21 of 1973 s. 9)

124F. Offences
(1) Any person who knowingly carries out or procures or takes part in the burning of any human remains, except in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the regulations made hereunder, shall (in addition to any liability or penalty which he may otherwise incur) be guilty of an offence. 
(2) Any person who wilfully makes any false declaration or representation, or signs or utters any false certificate, with a view to procuring the burning of any human remains, shall (in addition to any penalty or liability which he may otherwise incur) be guilty of an offence. 
(3) Any person who, with intent to conceal the commission or impede the prosecution of any offence, procures or attempts to procure the cremation of any body, or, with such intent, makes any declaration or gives any certificate under this Part, shall be guilty of an offence. 
(Added 21 of 1973 s. 9)

124G. Fees and charges to be part of funeral expenses
The prescribed fees, and charges and expenses properly incurred in or in connection with the cremation of a deceased person, shall be deemed to be part of the funeral expenses of the deceased. 
(Added 21 of 1973 s. 9)

124H. Saving for coroner
Nothing in this Part shall interfere with any jurisdiction or power of any coroner to order the cremation of a body, and nothing in this Part shall authorize any person to create or permit a nuisance. 
(Added 21 of 1973 s. 9)

### Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance 《公眾衞生及市政條例》

124J. Authority may prescribe fees and charges for matters specified in Schedule 16
(1) The Authority may by regulation provide for the fees and charges payable by an individual as a member of the public in connection with the matters specified in Schedule 16.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) the following is not included—
(a) fees and charges payable in connection with the admission to a venue or facility specified in Schedule 16—
(i) of members of a club, institution, association or other organization as members thereof; or
(ii) for a commercial purpose; or
(b) fees and charges payable in connection with the use of a venue, service or facility specified in Schedule 16—
(i) by members of a club, institution, association or other organization as members thereof;
(ii) for games, sports or other activity organized or arranged by or on behalf of a club, institution, association or other organization;
(iii) for trading or advertising; or
(iv) for a commercial purpose.
(3) The Authority may prescribe different fees and charges for persons or cases of different classes or descriptions under subsection (1).
(4) The Authority may by order published in the Gazette amend Schedule 16.
(5) An order under subsection (4) is subject to the approval of the Legislative Council.

124K. Authority may determine fees and charges with approval of Financial Secretary
(1) Subject to section 124J(1), any fee or charge payable in connection with the admission to or the use for any purpose of a venue, service or facility relating to a cultural or leisure activity provided by the Authority or which is under the control and management of the Authority may be determined by the Authority with the approval of the Financial Secretary.
(2) Different fees or charges may be determined under this section for any purpose in relation to persons or cases of different classes or descriptions.
(3) The Authority may publish in any manner the Authority considers fit any fees or charges determined under subsection (1), for information.

124L. Authority may prescribe fees and charges
(1) The Authority may by regulation provide for the fees and charges payable in connection with the licensing of any activity specified in the Eleventh Schedule.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt it is stated that a power under this section to provide for fees and charges payable in connection with licensing includes a power to provide for the fees and charges payable for the grant, renewal or transfer of a licence, temporary licence and the issue of a duplicate of or any endorsement of or amendment to a licence.
(3) The Authority may in relation to any activity referred to in subsection (1) prescribe different fees and charges in relation to persons or cases of different classes or descriptions.

### Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance 《公眾衞生及市政條例》

124M. Financial Secretary may reduce or waive fees or charges
The Financial Secretary or any public officer under his delegated authority may generally or in a particular case reduce or waive a fee or charge prescribed under section 124I, 124J or 124L or determined under section 124K or refund, in whole or in part, any such fee or charge.

124N. Interpretation of Part XIB
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
Board (委員會) means the Licensing Appeals Board established under section 125A;
Chairman (主席) means the person appointed to that office under section 125A(2);
secretary (秘書) means the secretary to the Board appointed under section 125I(1);
Vice-Chairman (副主席) means the person appointed to that office under section 125A(2).
(Added 78 of 1999 s. 7)