Act No. 67 / 2006 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 256 / 2001 Coll., on Funerals and on the Amendment of Certain Laws, as amended
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Effective from 01.05.2006
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THE LAW
of 1 February 2006
amending Act No. 256 / 2001 Coll., on Funerals and on the Amendment of Certain Laws, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Act No. 256 / 2001 Coll., on Funeral Matters and amending certain laws, as amended by Act No. 479 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 274 / 2003 Coll. and Act No. 122 / 2004 Coll., are amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 (c), the words "or non-public 'shall be inserted after the words" public'.
2. In Article 3 (3), "Article 22 (1) to (4) 'is replaced by" Article 22 (1) to (5)';
3. In Article 4 (1) (f), the words "except for the procedure provided for in Article 3 'are deleted.
4. in Article 4 (3) (a), the word "free of charge" shall be inserted after the words "its completion."
5. in Article 4 (3) (b), the word "free of charge" shall be inserted after the word "must."
6. In Paragraph 4, the sentence "If there has been a death in a health care institution or in a social care institution, that health care establishment or social care institution shall, for 48 hours after death, bear the costs of storing human remains; If an autopsy has been carried out, the time limit shall be 48 hours after the autopsy. ';
7. In Article 5, the following paragraph 5 is added:
"(5) The costs associated with transfers of human remains and acts related thereto, excluding transfers of human remains for autopsy, and the costs associated with the call made pursuant to Article 7 (1) (d) shall be borne by the person who has arranged the burial referred to in paragraph 1. ';
8. in Article 6 (4) (a), "§ 7 (1) (e)" is replaced by "§ 7 (1) (f)."
9. in Article 7 (1) (b):
"(b) in the premises of a health institution or social care institution, refrain from negotiating burial, including through another person,"
10. in Article 7 (1), the following point (d) is inserted after point (c):
"(d) to take over human remains without undue delay following the invitation of a doctor or police of the Czech Republic; the costs incurred, including reasonable profit, shall be borne by the person in whose interest they are incurred; ';
Points (d) and (e) shall be renumbered as points (e) and (f).
11. in Article 7, the following paragraph 3 is added:
"(3) The funeral service operator shall not be allowed to rent refrigeration or freezing facilities and other rooms in a medical institution or in a social welfare institution. ';
12. In Article 8, the following paragraph 4 is added:
"(4) Human remains may also be transported by health care facilities in addition to the funeral service operator under the conditions laid down in Section 9 (1). '
13. in Article 13 (2) (a) and (b), the words "operating field" are replaced by the words "operation."
14. in Paragraph 13 (4), "§ 7 (1) (e)" is replaced by "§ 7 (1) (f)."
15. in Paragraph 14 (1), the words "death certificate, accompanying document for the transport of human remains (death passport), a report from an authorised authority of a foreign State, or" shall be inserted after the words "documented."
16. In Article 14 (1), the words "the browsing physician and, in the case of an autopsy, supplemented by the relevant particulars by the surgeon who carried out the autopsy 'are replaced by the words" by special legislation'.
17. in Article 14 (2) (d), the words "Article 7 (1) (e)" shall be replaced by the words "Article 7 (1) (f)" and at the end of point (d), the comma shall be replaced by a dot and the words "This shall not apply if they carry out the incineration of human remains within 48 hours of their taking over; in this case, the crematorium operator shall ensure the storage of human remains until the time of cremation in a refrigerating device ensuring the continuous maintenance of temperatures between 0 ° C and + 2 ° C, even if the time limit from the detection of death by the viewing physician has exceeded or exceeded 1 week, '.
18. in Paragraph 14 (2), point (g) is deleted;
Point (h) shall be renumbered as point (g).
19. in Article 15 (2), the words "if allocated" shall be added at the end of point (c).
20. in Article 15 (2), point (f) is deleted;
Point (g) shall be renumbered as point (f).
21. in Article 15 (2) (f), "§ 14 (2) (h)" is replaced by "§ 14 (2) (g)";
22. In Article 18 (1), the words "human remains and human remains in graves or tombs' shall be inserted after the words" burial '.
23. In Paragraph 19 (2), the words "to which only solid wood caskets or other hard wood into which the bottom of a zinc liner is to be inserted or in metal caskets with impermeable floor shall be added at the end of the text of point (a)."
24. in Article 19 (2) (b), "§ 22 (2)" is replaced by "§ 22 (3)."
25. in Article 20 (e), "§ 22 (2)" is replaced by "§ 22 (3)";
26. in Paragraph 21 (1), the words "if allocated" shall be added at the end of point (c).
27. in Paragraph 22, the following paragraph 2 is inserted after paragraph 1:
"(2) The burial ground operator shall be entitled to take over human remains for burial in a grave or tomb only if the death is evidenced by a death certificate, a accompanying document for the transport of human remains (death passport), a report from an authorised authority of a foreign state or a death certificate; In addition, in the event of a suspected criminal offence relating to death, the written consent of the public prosecutor or other law enforcement authority authorised to do so under special legislature10 shall be required. ';
Paragraphs 2 to 6 shall become paragraphs 3 to 7.
28. in Article 26 (1) (f), the words "except for the procedure provided for in Article 3," shall be deleted;
That law shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month following its publication.
Zaoralek v. r.
Klaus v. r.
Paroubek v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 67 / 2006 Coll., amending Act No. 256 / 2001 Coll., on Funerals and on the Amendment of Certain Laws, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 15.03.2006 |
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| Effective from | 01.05.2006 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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