The City of Cape Town has extended the deadline for public comments on its draft Cemetery By-Law to 30 August 2010.

The new legislation is a single integrated by-law that deals with matters relating to cemeteries, crematoria and funeral undertakers to ensure the control and regulation of relevant activities within the City's area of jurisdiction.

Amongst other things, the by-law will assist City officials in providing for the:

• control, regulation and development of cemeteries and crematoria 
  
• control and regulation of funeral undertakers 
  
• disposal of corpses and the interment of human remains in a dignified manner

Copies of the by-law are available at the City’s 23 subcouncil offices, its libraries or here. Any comments are welcome. 

All comments must be in writing and can be submitted either online, or as follows:

By post: Director City Parks
             PO Box 1694
             Cape Town
             8000

By hand: Cape Town Civic Centre
              Tower Block
              12th Floor
              Hertzog Boulevard
              Cape Town (Attention: Mr Selwyn Block)

E-mail: SelwynDudley.Block@capetown.gov.za

Fax: 021 425 2685