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Cemeteries Regulations Consultation

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Cemetery Regulations Consultation

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Graves, coffins and caskets

2a) New graves will be allocated in strict rotation. They are not available for selection other than the option of a grave in consecrated or un-consecrated ground (un-consecrated ground is available for funeral rites of different denominations, non-denominational and humanist burials).

3a) No interment will be permitted unless the body of the deceased person is contained in a coffin considered to be suitably biodegradable.

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4a) Ashes must be interred in a biodegradable casket or similar suitable container.

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Headstones, sculptures and memorials

7) All applications relating to inscriptions on memorials must be made in writing to the Council. Inscriptions must be simple and reverent and in keeping with surrounding memorials.

9a) Headstones shall only be constructed of granite, slate or other similar natural hard stone.

11a) Only tablet style memorials are to be permitted on ashes plots in any of the council’s cemeteries. All tablets shall be constructed of granite, slate or other similar natural hard stone.

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Burial rights and fees

13a) Burial fees and Purchase of Exclusive Rights of Burial will be doubled where:

Deceased not a resident

At the time of death or in the 12 months before death the deceased was not resident in the District.

Exclusive Rights holder not a resident

The pre-purchase of Exclusive Rights of Burial are purchased by someone who is not a resident in East Devon at the time of purchase.

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Floral tribute, planting and ornamentation

14) Plastic ornaments, wind chimes, or similar items are not permitted on any grave or ashes plot.

15) Artificial flowers, whether silk or plastic are not allowed. An exception to this rule is made for Remembrance Day poppies and traditional Christmas wreaths which are permitted and will be removed when they fade or decay.

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