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Cemeteries

 

FIRST SCHEDULE

TARIFF OF FEES AND CHARGES





  FACILITY OF SERVICE FORMER ADMIN ENTITY OF DURBAN R OTHER AREAS





R
(1) BURIAL FEES : For each burial of a body or remains of a body (excluding ashes) in a public or private grave or plot: -    
  (a) a child (including stillborn) under 12 years of age 1150.00 250.00
  (b) an adult as defined in Section 27(2) of the Cemetery Bylaws 1350.00 300.00
  Provided that where the remains of more than one person are buried at the same time in the same grave or plot, the fee or each additional child or adult shall be: -







93.00






84.00
(2) For each burial of ashes 84.00 84.00
(3) Late burial fee: For burial outside the prescribed hours and payable in addition to (1) above:



340.00




340.00
(4) Special late burial fee (per hour or part thereof) payable in addition to (1) above where burial, although commenced before closing time, is not completed during official opening hours.







210.00








210.00
(5) (a) Exhumation fee : Adult or child 720.00 720.00
  (Provided that where the remains of more than one person are exhumed from a grave site at the same time the fee for each additional child or adult shall be) 80.00 80.00
  (b) Exhumation and re-interment fee:

Adult or child







1300.00




1300.00
  (Provided that where the remains of more than one person are exhumed from a grave site at the same time the fee or each additional child or adult shall be)





90.00






90.00
(6) (a) Sale of right to use private graves and plots for a period of 10 years per single grave site, 2,40 x 1,10m





460.00






460.00
  (b) Registration fee on transfer of each single site

30.00


30.00
(7) Maintenance of grave sites by the Council:

For each grave site (2,40m x 1,10m)

   
  Initial charge 95.00 95.00
  Maintenance service (first year and thereafter) per year



100.00


100.00
  Provided that should account not be paid within a period of grace of 60 days from due date, a further change of R shall be applied





95.00






95.00
  Maintenance service for a 5 year period 490.00 490.00
(8) Confirmation of title to private grave or plot where certificates has been mislaid: -

For each certificate









30.00






30.00
(9) Permission to erect, alter or add to any memorial work or vault on private grave or plot



60.00




60.00
(10) (a) Removal of Floor and chips and Memorial Work from a single grave or plot



165.00




165.00
  (b) Restoration of Floor and Chips and Memorial Work to single grave or plot



275.00




275.00


(M.N. 1/60; P.N. 423/60; 373/59; 445/70; 458/70; 458/71; 249/74;

M.N. 59/76; 71/79; 104/79; 184/80; 12/72; 65/82; 199/82; 105/83; 200/84; 137/85; 68/86; 215/87; 219/87; 199/88; 127/89; 141/90; C.M. 16/9/91; M.N. 25/93; C.M. 16/5/94; M.N. 161/94; C.M. 28/8/95; SCLC 1998-04-23 & NCLC 1998-04-21; CM 21 & 23/4/98; CM 25 & 28/10/99)





 
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