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Regulations on Administration of Funeral and Interment in Taoyuan City
Decree of the Republic of China on October 3, 105, Decree No. 1050243194
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 In order to regulate this city's funeral and burial facilities, services and behaviors, and improve the quality of life of citizens, this autonomous regulation is specially formulated
Article 2 The competent authority of this Autonomous Regulations is the Taoyuan Municipal Government (hereinafter referred to as the Government), which is implemented by the Government's Civil Affairs Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the Civil Affairs Bureau), the district's public offices and the Government's Funeral Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Funeral Administration). The responsibilities are divided as follows:
  1. Civil Affairs Bureau:
    (1) The drafting and interpretation of the city's funeral and burial autonomy regulations.
    (2) Supervision and counselling of the funeral business in this city.
    (3) Set-up, renewal, relocation, abolition of funeral and interment facilities in this Municipality Set approval.
    (4) Assessment and reward of funeral and interment facilities in this city.
    (5) Supervision, licensing, inspection, counselling, management,Evaluation and reward.
    (6) Tribunals for engaging in funeral services and funeral acts illegally.
    (7) Explanation of doubts on the right and responsibility of funeral and interment services in this Municipality.
  2. District offices in this city:
    (1) Set up, expand, add to the cemetery and ashes (skeleton) storage facilities in the area,Alteration, operation and management.
    (2) Issuance of certificates for burial and excavation of cemeteries in the area under jurisdiction, and certification of other matters And announcements.
    (3) Certificate of entry into the tower (hall) and exit from the tower (hall) of the ashes (skeleton) storage facilities in the jurisdiction And other issues.
    (4) Illegal establishment, expansion, addition, reconstruction of funeral and interment facilities Investigation of service industry and funeral activities.
    (5) Approval of repair of private graves and verification of nuclear excavation.
    (6) Other matters designated by the government.
  3. Funeral Administration:
    (1) To handle funeral and cremation businesses in this city.
    (2) To handle the existing and new funeral facilities in Taoyuan District and Zhongli District of this city Planning, design and construction operations.
    (3) Assistance in handling transactions in areas other than the preceding paragraph in the city amounting to NT $ 10 million or more Existing and new funeral facilities, renovation, planning, design and maintenance Construction operations.
    (4) To handle the announcement, assessment and relocation of graves that should be carried out in this city.
    (5) To handle the transfer and burial of unnamed or unowned bodies in this city.
    (6) The operation and management of public funeral and burial facilities in Taoyuan District and Zhongli District of this city.
    (7) Certificate of burial, excavation and other cemeteries in Taoyuan and Zhongli District cemeteries Issue of issues.
    (8) Ashes (skeleton) storage facilities in Taoyuan District and Zhongli District of this city;Issuance of the certificate of withdrawal and other matters.
    (9) Illegal installation, expansion, addition, and reconstruction of funeral and burial in Taoyuan District and Zhongli District of this city Facilities, funeral services and funeral investigations.
    (10) Other matters designated by the government.
Chapter II Establishment of Funeral Facilities
Article 3 The area of a legal person or temple, palace, or church for setting up or expanding a private cemetery is as follows:
  1. The cemetery containing the auditorium and the spiritual hall shall not be less than five hectares.
  2. Cemeteries containing funeral homes or cremation sites shall not be less than eight hectares.
  3. Cemeteries containing funeral homes and cremation sites shall not be less than ten hectares.
The cemetery is dedicated to tree burial, and its area must not be less than two hectares.
Where the application for setting up or expanding the location is within the scope of a public cemetery under the jurisdiction of the government, its area is not limited by the preceding two provisions.
Article 4 Those applying for the establishment, expansion, addition or reconstruction of funeral and interment facilities shall inspect the following documents Submitted to the government for approval:
  1. Location map: The location should be clearly marked, and the scale must not be Less than 1.2 percent.
  2. Land registration (book) transcript and cadastral map transcript: cadastral map scale, must not Less than 1.2 percent.
  3. The configuration diagram says: based on the topographic survey map of 6% scale, the contour line The spacing must not be greater than one meter.
  4. Construction operation plan: including construction plan (content analysis, planning and design Construction plan) and operation plan (including management plan and maintenance plan).
  5. Management methods: including organizational establishment, professional duties.
  6. Charging standards: including unit price analysis table.
  7. Applicant's relevant supporting documents: When applying for a natural person, a proof of identity should be provided Documents; legal persons, groups, monasteries, temples, or churches should be prepared when applying Filing documents and identification documents of the person in charge, representative or manager.
  8. Proof of land rights or consent to land use.
  9. The certificate of compliance with the land use zoning.
  10. Other documents designated by the government to be attached.
The land used for funeral and interment facilities in the preceding paragraph shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Urban Planning Law.
Non-urban land that does not meet the requirements of the permitted use items and permitted use details of each use land may have to check the documents in paragraphs 1 to 8 and 10 of the preceding paragraph and apply to the government for approval of its business plan. Provisions were made for development and use.
Article 5 The establishment and expansion of funeral and interment facilities shall be selected at an appropriate place that does not interfere with the public interest, and shall comply with the provisions of the Funeral Administration Regulations.
The cemetery is dedicated to tree burial, and the distance from the following places shall not be less than 50 meters.However, before the implementation of the regulations on the management of graves, the grave land that has been buried for people may have been set up.Other legal funeral facilities are not limited to:
  1. Schools, hospitals, and kindergartens.
  2. The hukou area is prosperous.
  3. Rivers.
  4. Factories, mines.
Article 6 The following facilities and standards should be provided for funeral homes:
  1. Freezing room: more than four cabinets should be installed for each auditorium, and there should be measures to prevent odors Or facilities.
  2. Corpse disposal facilities: should comply with health regulations and have independent spaces to distinguish Mortuary, corpse washing and corpse dressing room, de-icing room, anti-corrosion treatment room and entrance room,Each has its own air-conditioning and sewage treatment facilities.
  3. Anatomy room: It must be combined with corpse treatment facilities, and the area of each room must not be less than Twelve square meters with anatomical facilities, lighting, independent air conditioning and sewage Processing facilities.
  4. Prosecutor's Interrogation Room: The area of each room must not be less than 12 square meters.Air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  5. Disinfection facilities: Mobile vehicle disinfection equipment and fixed personnel appliances should be provided Disinfection equipment.
  6. Waste (sewage) water treatment facilities: General facilities sewage and treatment should be separated Dead body sewage, and comply with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations.
  7. Stopping room: more than six rooms should be set up in separate spaces, and fire-proof sacrifice facilities,Lighting, tables, chairs and other facilities, with odor prevention measures or facilities, may be small Hall and hall functions.
  8. Halls and halls of worship: each has more than two rooms, offering worship, lighting, tables and chairs, etc.And have odor prevention measures or facilities. The worship table must be at least one meter wide.Each hall should be equipped with electronic redemption playback equipment and connected to the government or the Ministry of the Interior System. There are at least two places in each auditorium and spiritual hall, depending on the capacity Evacuation passage above.
  9. Sad counseling room: the area of each room should not be less than ten square meters, with lighting,Air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  10. Service Center: Each area must be at least 30 square meters in size.Lighting, air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  11. Family lounges: the area of each room must not be less than 20 square meters, with lighting,Air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  12. Public health facilities: Men's and women's toilet facilities should be installed separately.
  13. Parking lot: Calculated based on the number of people using the auditorium and the hall plan, it should be available One passenger car parking space for every five users Coach parking spaces and locomotive parking spaces.
  14. Roads outside the Union: The width shall not be less than six meters.
  15. Emergency power supply facilities: should be equipped with uninterruptible power system and generator power supply equipment,And power supply within ten seconds of normal power interruption.
  16. Other facilities designated by the government.
Article 7 The separate setting up of the auditorium and the spiritual hall shall meet the requirements of paragraphs 8 to 16 of the preceding article Facilities and benchmarks.
Article 8 The facilities and benchmarks to be provided in the crematorium are as follows:
  1. Bone picking room: It has vacuum ash collection equipment and dust and noise measures.
  2. Ashes reprocessing facilities: with grinding, high-pressure shaping and other effects.
  3. Cremation furnace: more than two furnaces, and set up air pollution prevention facilities,Emission pipes and sampling facilities. Its waste gas, waste water discharge, noise, air quality Regulations should comply with statutory emission standards.
  4. The worship table: should be set with fire-resistant materials.
  5. Service Center: Each area must be at least 30 square meters in size.Lighting, air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  6. Family lounge: the area of each room shall not be less than 20 square meters, with lighting,Air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  7. Public health facilities: Men's and women's toilet facilities should be installed separately.
  8. Parking lot: There should be three passenger car parking spaces for each cremation furnace.
  9. The road outside the United Nations: the width must not be less than six meters.
  10. Temporary storage facilities for ashes: There are temporary storage facilities for ashes in an appropriate amount.
  11. Paper, funeral debris incineration facilities: should meet the emission standards for fixed pollution sources.
  12. Emergency power supply facilities: should be equipped with uninterruptible power system and generator power supply equipment,And power supply within ten seconds of normal power interruption.
  13. Other facilities designated by the government.
Article 9 The facilities and standards for ashes (skeleton) storage facilities shall be as follows:
  1. Bone ash (skeleton) facilities: there are bone storage cabinets, and the spacing between the bone storage cabinets shall not be less than 1.2 meters, its durability period is at least 50 years, and the bone cabinet material is flame resistant Above Grade II performance.
  2. Sacrifice facilities: A worship platform should be set up in an appropriate space.
  3. Service Center: Each area must be at least 30 square meters in size.Lighting, air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  4. Family lounge: the area of each room must not be less than 20 square meters, with lighting,Air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  5. Public health facilities: Men's and women's toilet facilities should be installed separately.
  6. Parking lot: every 500 square meters of land used for ashes (skeletal) storage facilities or There are 5,000 ashes (skeletons) stored, and there should be ten passenger car parking spaces.50 square meters or 500 ashes for each additional ashes (skeleton) storage facility The number of (skeleton) storage should be increased by one passenger car parking space.
  7. Roads outside the United Nations: The width must not be less than six meters.
  8. Other facilities designated by the government.
Article 10 The facilities and standards to be provided in the cemetery are as follows:
  1. Tomb foundation: The tomb foundation is designed to last at least fifteen years.
  2. Ashes (skeletons) storage facilities: Store ashes (skeletons) to support bone towers (halls) Those in the form shall comply with the provisions of the preceding article.
  3. Service Center: Each area must be at least 30 square meters in size.Lighting, air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  4. Family lounge: the area of each room must not be less than 20 square meters, with lighting,Air conditioning, tables and chairs and other facilities.
  5. Public health facilities: Men's and women's toilet facilities should be installed separately.
  6. Drainage system: Proper planning and implementation should be made according to the terrain and terrain.The cemetery is located within the protection area of tap water source, water quality and water quantity, and its drainage The system should be integrated into the sewage treatment system.
  7. Water supply facilities: should be every 50 meters beside the grave road and grave road Set up water supply equipment.
  8. Lighting facilities: should be every 100 meters beside the grave road and grave road Set up lighting equipment.
  9. Cemetery: the width of the cemetery road should not be less than four meters Must be at least 1.5 meters.
  10. Parking lot: Each 1,500 square meters of land in the cemetery or less than 100 cemeteries.There should be five parking spaces for passenger cars, each additional 300 square meters of cemetery land or For fifty tomb foundations, a small passenger car parking space should be added.
  11. roads outside the border: the width shall not be less than six meters.
  12. Cemetery sign: The name and location should be clearly marked.
  13. Other facilities designated by the government.
The public cemetery in the possession of a case in the Fuxing District of this city shall be set by the government to determine the actual situation and shall not be subject to the restrictions in the preceding paragraph.
Article 11 After the completion of the installation, expansion, addition or reconstruction of funeral and interment facilities, the following documents shall be prepared for approval by the government:
  1. Application, including the name, location, area, and applicant of the funeral facility And the name of the operator.
  2. The certification documents of the applicant and the operator.
  3. Letter of approval for setting up, expansion, addition or alteration.
  4. Use a license or other certificate of completion.
  5. On-site photos of the facilities should be available.
  6. The certification documents of the fire inspection of the local fire department.
  7. Those who set up bone counters should have registered professional legal persons or academic institutions (structures) Proof of certified level 2 or higher fire resistance test.
  8. Interior decoration certification.
  9. Proof of cremation furnace source.
  10. Facility configuration diagram.
  11. Operation plan.
  12. Fees.
  13. Use management methods.
  14. Other information documents that should be provided according to law.
The funeral and interment facilities in the preceding paragraph shall not be put into operation or sale of tomb foundations and towers without notice.
Chapter III Management of Funeral and Interment Facilities
Article 12 The service life of the public cemetery tomb foundation is ten years; the service life of public ashes (skeleton) storage facilities is fifty years.
Before the expiry of the use period in the preceding paragraph, it shall be handled in the manner prescribed in Article 28, paragraph 2 of the Regulations on Funeral Administration. However, if there are special circumstances that need to extend the useful life, they should apply for approval from the government before the expiration of the period, and the limit is one year at a time.
Article 13 Prior to the implementation of the Funeral Administration Regulations, the area of each cemetery of an existing unplanned cemetery and cemetery that has been approved shall not exceed eight square meters. But for those who are buried more than two coffins, the tomb base must be relaxed by four square meters for each additional coffin.
Article 14 For public and private funeral and funeral facilities that are subject to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph 1 of the Regulations on Funeral Administration, their renewal or relocation plan shall state the following matters for approval by the government:
  1. The name of the funeral facility.
  2. Location and area.
  3. Reasons for update or migration.
  4. Date and place of scheduled update or relocation.
  5. Remedial measures when updating or relocating.
Article 15 Those who apply for the certificate of burial or cremation permit shall fill in an application form, attach one of the following certification documents, and apply to the public office or funeral management office under their jurisdiction for approval:
  1. A death certificate issued by a physician.
  2. A stillbirth certificate issued by a doctor or midwife.
  3. Certificate of inspection of the body by the procuratorate.
Those who have died abroad and returned to China for the remains or ashes (skeletons) who apply for the issuance of a certificate of burial or cremation permit shall have a death certificate signed by the relevant unit in that country and be verified by our overseas agencies.
If the death certificate mentioned in the preceding paragraph is in a foreign language, a Chinese translation verified by a foreign agency or certified by a domestic notary public shall be attached.
After the first permit is issued, the public office and the funeral management office under the jurisdiction of the district shall be stamped with the attached “Crypt of Burial (Creation) Funeral Permit”, and complete information shall be permanently stored.
Article 16 Citizens of this Municipality may be exempted from charges when using public funeral facilities; the standards for exemptions and exemptions shall be determined by the government.
Article 17 The charge standard for the use of funeral and interment facilities shall be determined according to the actual use and service benefits. There shall be no false lending and false charges, and no legitimate treatment shall be allowed for differential treatment.
The charging standards and items for private funeral facilities should be posted on the obvious place of the funeral facility management premises and reported to the government for future reference.
Article 18 Public funeral and burial facilities shall be staffed by management personnel and contracted to hire technical personnel.
Article 19 The public offices and funeral and interment management offices of this Municipality shall perform due diligence for illegally setting up, expanding, adding, rebuilding funeral and interment facilities, engaging in funeral services or funeral activities within the administrative area under their jurisdiction. The results were made into an investigation record and sent to the tribunal.The investigation record in the preceding paragraph should indicate the following:
  1. Time and place of investigation of violation cases.
  2. Specific facts (including photos) of violation cases.
  3. Funeral regulations violated by violation cases.
  4. The name, telephone and contact address of the tomb owner or actor.
  5. The investigation and handling of the situation.
  6. Other related matters.
Article 20 For unowned graves in public cemeteries or other publicly owned lands, the land management agency shall affix unowned graves photos, land registration data and cadastral maps of the location, and apply for excavation permit certificates to the public office or funeral management office under its jurisdiction. The district public office and funeral and interment management office shall confirm the announcement for three months before issuing the excavation permit certificate.
The unowned grave mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be excavated by the land management agency as necessary for disposal, and may be cremated, stored in ashes (skeletal) storage facilities, ashes are thrown, planted or otherwise disposed of. If excavation by the public office or funeral management office in the area under its jurisdiction is necessary, the cost of excavation, cremation and storage at the ashes (skeletal) storage facilities shall be borne by the land management agency.
Article 21 For ownerless graves on private land, the owner of the land may attach the following documents and apply to the public office or funeral management office under his jurisdiction for verification of relevant certification documents:
  1. Application Form and Cut-off Form.
  2. Identification documents of the land owner.
  3. Map of the location of the grave.
  4. Land registration data and cadastral map where the grave is located.
  5. Photo of the grave (including the tombstone and the panorama of the grave).
  6. Documents verifying that no household registration information of the deceased was found by the household administration organ. But no tombstone or inscription Unrecognized persons are not limited.
  7. Erect or post a notice of claim in front of the grave.
  8. Regular inspection photos during the notice period.
The content of the notice in paragraph 7 of the preceding paragraph shall specify the date of erection or posting and the method of contact with the land owner. The notice period shall not be less than six months, and the period shall include one week before and after the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival.
The term 'regular period' mentioned in the first paragraph (8) means to visit at least once a month.
Article 22 The tombs to be relocated according to Article 39, paragraph 1 of the Regulations on Funeral and Interment Management shall be accompanied by the following documents by the local authorities. Article 41 Announcement on Handling the Relocation of Graves:
  1. Grave relocation plan and approval documents.
  2. The land registration (book) copy and cadastral map copy of the grave location.
The grave to be relocated in the preceding paragraph shall be paid by the local government when the relocation compensation or relief is paid.
Article 23 The tomb owner who shall relocate a tomb according to law shall, within three months from the date of announcement, examine the following documents and carry a national identity card, seal and inquiries, and apply for registration with the local authorities:
  1. Ex-household information of the deceased.
  2. Documents proving the relationship between the tomb owner and the dead.
If the documents in the first paragraph of the preceding paragraph cannot be obtained, two or more relatives within eight relatives or the village (inner) or neighbor may issue a certificate or affix a certificate and a closing certificate to verify the household registration of the dead. An unclaimed grave that is overdue is considered an unowned grave.
Chapter IV Management and Counselling of Funeral Services
Article 24 When applying for the business of funeral services in this city, at least one person in charge or a full-time person shall have a certificate of funeral service Class C or B. The same applies to the funeral service services in other counties (cities).
Operators who have been permitted or completed their investigation before the implementation of this Autonomous Regulation are not subject to the restrictions set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Article 25 When operating the funeral and interment service industry in this city, its person in charge shall participate in the funeral and interment service business exchange or education training course held by government agencies, schools, institutions, academic societies or funeral and service industry associations for more than four hours each year.
Article 26 The funeral and ceremonial service industry and its employees who have one of the following circumstances in the facilities under the funeral management office may cease to apply for the use of this city's funeral home and crematory for seven days:
  1. Noisy behavior, obstruction of public order and tranquillity or noise.
  2. Damage to public property.
  3. Driving or parking the vehicle does not follow the traffic signs of the park or the command of security guards.Or have other acts that obstruct the traffic.
  4. Spitting betel nuts, littering cigarette butts, placing items in accordance with regulations or discarding, dumping Waste behavior.
  5. Use of funeral home equipment, venues or applications for use without permission If the time does not match the content approved in the application for the funeral facility.
  6. Driving or parking unlicensed vehicles.
  7. Other illegal acts.
Article 27 The operators of funeral and funeral facilities or service providers of funeral and ceremonial services who have been assessed as Grades C or D shall be notified in writing to make improvements within a time limit. Those who have not completed the improvements within that period shall be ordered to suspend operations until the improvements are completed.
The operators in the preceding paragraph shall submit to the government for improvement in writing for inspection.
Article 28 The operator of the funeral and interment facility shall report to the government within 15 days after the end of each quarter the statement of operation and management of the funeral and interment facility.
The content and format of the foregoing report shall be determined separately by the government.
Article 29 The Association of Funeral and Interment Services in this Municipality shall report the members' changes in June and December each year for reference.
Chapter V Diversified Funeral Law
Article 30 In order to carry out ashes ashing or planting, the government may, in conjunction with relevant agencies, designate a special area for ashes ashing or planting in public parks, green spaces, forests or other appropriate places, and announce them.
The area specified in the preceding paragraph shall not be provided with any signs or facilities related to the appearance of the funeral, and shall not burn or place sacrifice such as incense, paper money, or any other act that damages the original landscape environment.
Article 31 The implementation of ashes on the sea shall not be used in the following sea areas:
  1. The outermost end of each port breakwater extends within a radius of 6,000 meters. Sea area.
  2. The sea area of the National Army's shooting and maneuvering area that has been announced or frequently announced.
  3. Fishery rights and coastal aquaculture areas.
  4. Others interfere with national defense security, ship navigation, and fishery development as announced by government agencies Of the sea.
Article 32 The ashes that have been sprayed or stored should be treated by the ashes reprocessing equipment before they can be used. For containers, the length, width, and height of the container must not exceed 30 cm, and the material should be easy to decompose naturally and contain no toxic ingredients.
Article 33 To carry out ashes or planting of ashes, the deceased's spouse, immediate blood relatives, heirs, or persons entrusted by the deceased during his lifetime shall attach the following documents to the public office or funeral management office under his jurisdiction:
  1. Application.
  2. Identification documents of the applicant.
  3. Certificate of cremation permit of the deceased, certificate of removal of ashes (skeleton) or certificate of excavation.
  4. Documents proving the relationship between the applicant and the deceased.
  5. Proof of ashes after reprocessing.
  6. Other documents designated by the government.
According to the management needs of the funeral facilities, the incomes from the public offices or funeral management in each district of this city shall set out the implementation plan for ashes spraying or storage.
Article 34 For the implementation of marine ashes, the vessels used shall be limited to passenger ships that are legally registered, and shall be approved by the port management authority.
Article 35 The government may, depending on the circumstances, formulate an implementation plan for the joint commemorative ritual for the disposal of ashes at sea.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 36 For private grave repairs, the applicant shall attach the following documents to the district office or funeral management office for approval:
  1. A photo of the original grave.
  2. Identification documents of the applicant.
  3. Ex-household information of the deceased; if no household registration information of the deceased is found by the household administration agency,Can be replaced by the applicant.
  4. A sketch of the location of the grave.
  5. Land registration data and cadastral map of the location.
  6. Certificate of land right or consent for land use.
  7. Documents proving the relationship between the applicant and the deceased.
  8. Other supporting documents.
The repairs in the preceding paragraph shall be carried out within three months from the date of approval. After the repair is completed, the applicant shall attach the photos before, during and after the construction, and report it to the public office or funeral management office under the jurisdiction for reference. During the repair period, the district office or funeral management income is dispatched to inspect at any time.
The term 'private grave' mentioned in the first item refers to the grave that was established according to law before the implementation of the Funeral Administration Regulations and the grave that existed before the implementation of the Regulations on the Administration of Tombs.
Article 37 Application for repairs in the preceding article shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:
  1. It should be repaired in the original form of the grave.
  2. Use original or similar materials.
  3. Carry out some repairs.
  4. The height and area must not be increased.
  5. Do not re-examine (wash) the bones and bury them again.
  6. The repair work can only be carried out within the scope of the original grave.
  7. No other relevant laws and regulations shall be violated.
Article 38 These Autonomy Regulations shall become effective on the date of promulgation.