Waiver of fees
27 Waiver of fees
(1) The responsible entity for a cemetery may grant a waiver, wholly or partly, of a fee charged by the responsible entity.
The granting of the waiver must be in accordance with:
any guidelines made by the CEO under section 194; and
(b) any policy established by the responsible entity for the waiver of fees.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the responsible entity for a cemetery may establish a policy for the waiver of fees charged by the responsible entity.
(4) The responsible entity for a community cemetery or a local cemetery must establish a policy for the waiver of burial fees charged by the responsible entity.
(5) A policy established by the responsible entity for a cemetery under subsection (3) or (4) must provide for the following:
(a) circumstances in which a fee may be waived, including alleviating financial hardship;
(b) the process for applying for a waiver, including establishing financial hardship;
the process for granting a waiver.
(6) A policy established by the responsible entity for a cemetery under subsection (3) or (4) must not be inconsistent with any guidelines made by the CEO under section 194.
The responsible entity for a cemetery must:
(a) publish the policy mentioned in subsection (3) or (4) on the responsible entity's website; and
(b) provide, or make available, a copy of the policy for waiving burial fees mentioned in subsection (4) to each person applying for a burial approval.
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