CREMATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Cremation (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 14th February 2006. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales only. Amendment to the Regulations as to Cremation (1930) 3 Amend the Regulations as to Cremation (1930) as follows. 4 Amend the Definitions as follows— a for the definition of “Body Parts” substitute— “Body parts” means material which consists of, or includes, human cells from— a deceased person, whether or not separation from the body occurred before, after or during death; or a stillborn child. ; b after the definition of “Cremation Authority” insert— “incinerated” means burnt in an incinerator as part of one of the following activities in section 5.1 of Schedule 1 to the Pollution, Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 — activities in Part A(1)(a), (c), (d) and (e); activities in Part A(2)(a); and activities in Part B(a). “List of Wastes Regulations” means— in relation to England, the List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005 ; and in relation to Wales, the List of Wastes (Wales) Regulations 2005 . ; c after the definition of “Medical Referee” insert— “permit” means a permit granted under regulation 10 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000. ; and d omit the definition of “The Act of 1926”. 5 In regulation 6— a for “Section 2(2) of the Act of 1926” substitute “Section 24(2) of the Act of 1953”; and b for “Section 2(4) of the Act of 1926” substitute “Section 24(4) of the Act of 1953”. 6 In regulation 8 after (d) insert— dd The death occurred outside the British Islands and the Coroner has certified on Form “E” that the death was by natural causes and no post-mortem examination or inquest is necessary; or . 7 1 Amend regulation 12 as follows. 2 In paragraph (2)— a for “Section 2(1) of the Act of 1926” substitute “Section 24(1) of the Act of 1953”; b for “Section 2(2) of the Act of 1926” substitute “Section 24(2) of the Act of 1953”; and c for “Section 2(4) of the Act of 1926” substitute “Section 24(4) of the Act of 1953”. 3 In paragraph (8) for “without stating any reason” substitute “but must give reasons”. 8 In regulation 12A— a for paragraph 1(d) substitute— d in the case of the remains of a person who has died in any place outside the British Islands, Form “E” issued by a coroner. ; and b Omit paragraph (2). 9 1 Amend Regulation 14A as follows. 2 For paragraph (1) substitute— 1 The cremation of body parts can only take place in accordance with this regulation. . 3 In paragraph (2)— a for sub-paragraph (a) substitute— a by the production of a certificate in Form “DD”; or aa by production of evidence that the body parts were removed in the course of a post-mortem examination carried out on the body of the deceased; ; b in sub-paragraph (b)— i after sub-paragraph (ii) insert— or iii a certificate in pursuance of section 11 of the Act of 1953, ; and ii for “from whom the body parts have been removed” substitute “or stillbirth to which the body parts belonged”; and c in sub-paragraph (c) after “deceased” insert “or stillborn”. 4 In paragraph (3) after “death” insert “or stillbirth”. 10 After regulation 14A insert— 14B Body parts, which are not cremated in accordance with regulation 14A, may be incinerated in accordance with a permit which authorises the disposal of a matter listed in code 18 01 02 or 18 01 03 of the List of Wastes Regulations. . 11 In regulation 15— a after “registered medical practitioner” insert “or a registered midwife”; b for “Section 7(4) of the Act of 1926” substitute “Section 11(2) of the Act of 1953”; and c for “Section 2(4) of the Act of 1926” substitute “Section 11(3) of the Act of 1953”. 12 In regulation 15A— a after “registered medical practitioner” insert “or a registered midwife”; and b after “a medical practitioner” insert “or a midwife”. 13 1 Amend the Schedule as follows. 2 In Form “A” for “married, widow, widower, or unmarried” substitute “married, civil partner, widow, widower, surviving civil partner, neither married nor in a civil partnership”. 3 In Form “AA”— a for “married, widow, widower, or unmarried” substitute “married, civil partner, widow, widower, surviving civil partner, neither married nor in a civil partnership”; b omit “those body parts having been removed in the course of a post-mortem examination”; c for “or widower” substitute “, widower or surviving civil partner”; and d at the end insert “In the case of a stillborn child, in place of the name, address and occupation, insert a description sufficient to identify the body, and in place of the word “deceased” throughout insert the words “stillborn child”.“. 4 In Form “DD” for “organs were removed in the course of the post-mortem examination carried out on” substitute “body parts are held in respect of”. 5 In Form “E” after “*(b)” insert— c I am satisfied that the death occurred outside the British Islands and that the death was by natural causes and no post-mortem examination or inquest is necessary. . 6 In Form “G” for “married or unmarried” substitute “married, a civil partner, neither married nor in a civil partnership”. On the authority of the Secretary of State Harriet Harman Minster of State Department for Constitutional Affairs Date 18th January 2006