Rwanda
Ministerial Order determining requirements for Burying in Places of Worship
Ministerial Order 11 of 2015
- Published in Official Gazette 46 on 16 November 2015
- Assented to on 6 August 2015
- Commenced on 16 November 2015
- [This is the version of this document from 16 November 2015.]
Chapter One
General provisions
Article One – Purpose of this Order
This Order determines requirements for burying in places of worship.Article 2 – Definition of terms
“A place of worship” means a building of religious-based organisation which owns an authorisation as issued by a competent authority.Chapter II
Requirements for burying in places of worship
Article 3 – Burying in places of worship
A burial location in a place of worship is a specified place identified on a map of the place of worship.Application procedures are the same as those provided for by the Law nº 11/2013 of 11/03/2013 determining organization and use of cemeteries.Article 4 – Application for authorization to bury in a place of worship
A legal representative of a registered religious ministry or church where the deceased was born or from where he died shall apply for authorization to bury the body in a place of worship.Article 5 – Authority to issue authorization to bury in a place of worship
The Mayor of the District in which a religious ministry or a church seeking authorization to bury is located is the authority to issue authorization to bury in a place of worship.Article 6 – Requirements for a person to be buried in a place of worship
Any person who requests for authorization to bury a dead body in a place of worship shall present:1ºthe statutes and Internal rules and regulations of a religious ministry or church which accept burial of a dead body in a place of worship;2ºa letter requesting for authorization to bury in a place of warship addressed to the Mayor of the District in which the deceased will be buried. The letter shall justify the burial of the deceased in a place of worship;3ºidentification of the deceased for whom authorization to be buried in a place of worship has been applied.Chapter III
Final provisions
Article 7 – Repealing provision
All prior provisions contrary to this Order are hereby repealedArticle 8 – Commencement
This Order shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.History of this document
16 November 2015 this version
Commenced
06 August 2015
Assented to