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U.P GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION NO. 3675/XI-19-C DATED 3rd DECEMBER 1925 FOR BURIAL AND BURNING GROUND BYELAWS IN DEHRADUN CANTONMENT UNDER SECTION 282(12) OF CANTONMENTS ACT, 1924
   
 
1.

No person shall bury, or cause to be buried, the body of any person, or being the owner or person in charge of the burial ground, shall permit a body to be buried in a burial ground otherwise than in accordance with the following conditions :-

 
(i)
 The body shall be entered within 8 hours after its arrival at the burial ground.
 
(ii)
 The body shall not be buried in any grave in which another body has been already entered.
 
(iii)
 The grave shall not be less than 6 feet deep, and shall not be less than two feet distant from the nearest grave.
 
2.

No person shall bury, or cause to be buried, the body of any person, or being the owner or person in charge of the burial ground, shall permit a body to be buried in a burial ground otherwise than in accordance with the following conditions :-

 
(i)
 The body shall be burned within eight hours after its arrival at the burning ghat.
 
(ii)
 No part of the body shall remain unconsumed.
 
(iii)
 No part of the body shall be removed from the ghat until it is completely reduced to ashes.
   
  PENALTY
   
 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 283(b) of the Act, the Board hereby directs that any breach or any of the provisions of the above byelaws shall be punishable with a fine, which may extend to Rs. 100/-.
   
 

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