Cemetery Standard Operating Procedures 2011 - Tasman District ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CEMETERY .............................................................................................................. 1
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES 2011 ..................................................... 1
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1
2 PLOT OWNERSHIP ........................................................................................ 1
2.1 Plot (Burial and Ash) Purchase .................................................................................. 1
2.2 Exclusive Burial Rights ............................................................................................... 2
2.3 Transfer of Interest in Unused Plots .......................................................................... 2
2.4 Unused Plots .............................................................................................................. 2
3 BURIALS ........................................................................................................ 2
3.1 Permission for Burial .................................................................................................. 2
3.2 Hours for Burial .......................................................................................................... 2
3.3 Notification of Burial and Bookings System ............................................................... 3
3.4 Grave Location ........................................................................................................... 3
3.5 Breaking Concrete ..................................................................................................... 3
3.6 Grave Preparation ...................................................................................................... 3
3.7 Grave reinstatement ................................................................................................... 3
3.8 Maintenance of Graves .............................................................................................. 3
3.9 Provision of Grave markers ........................................................................................ 4
3.10 Adult Burials in Children’s area .................................................................................. 4
4 ASHES ............................................................................................................ 4
4.1 Interment of Ashes ..................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Ashes Beam Plots ...................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Plaques ...................................................................................................................... 5
4.4 Disinterment of Ashes ................................................................................................ 5
5 RETURNED SERVICES SECTION ................................................................. 5
5.1 Returned Services Section Plots................................................................................ 5
6 NATURAL BURIALS AREAS ......................................................................... 5
7 MEMORIALS FOR GRAVES .......................................................................... 6
7.1 Beam Construction ..................................................................................................... 6
7.2 Memorial Installation .................................................................................................. 7
7.4 Old Sections ............................................................................................................... 8
7.5 Memorial Maintenance ............................................................................................... 8
8 DIS-INTERMENTS .......................................................................................... 8
8.1 Legal Process............................................................................................................. 8
8.2 Bookings ..................................................................................................................... 8
9.1 Richmond Cemetery .................................................................................................. 9
9.2 Bainham Cemetery .................................................................................................... 9
9.3 Collingwood Cemetery ............................................................................................... 9
9.4 Fletts Road Cemetery ................................................................................................ 9
9.5 Kotinga Cemetery ...................................................................................................... 9
9.6 Motueka Cemetery ..................................................................................................... 9
9.7 Murchison Cemetery ................................................................................................ 10
9.8 Rototai Cemetery ..................................................................................................... 10
9.9 Spring Grove Cemetery ........................................................................................... 10
9.10 Waimea West Cemetery .......................................................................................... 10
9.11 Mararewa Cemetery ................................................................................................. 10
9.12 Foxhill Cemetery ...................................................................................................... 11
10 GENERAL ..................................................................................................... 11
10.1 Genealogical Research ............................................................................................ 11