Section 37: Power to specify method of one’s cremation, obsequies rites or funeral acts

1) Any person may, while he or she is alive, specify the manner of cremation, obsequies rites, or funeral acts to be carried out after his or her death.

2) If a person has specified the manner of cremation, obsequies rites or funereal acts pursuant to sub-section (1), his or her successor shall carry out his or her cremation, obsequies rites or funereal acts accordingly.

3) If a person has not specified the manner of his or her cremation, obsequies rites or funereal acts pursuant to sub-section (1), his or her successor shall conduct such person’s cremation, obsequies rites or funereal acts according to the prevailing custom and tradition.