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LAW OF UKRAINE

of July 10, 2003 No. 1102-IV

About burial and funeral case

This Law determines the general legal basis of implementation in Ukraine of activities for burial of the dead, governs the relations arising after death (death) of person on holding procedure of burial, and also establishes guarantees of the worthy relation to body (remains, ashes) of the dead and safety of the place of burial.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. Concept of burial

Burial activities of relevant organs of the government, local government bodies, their officials within the powers determined by this Law and regulatory legal acts adopted according to it, and also subjects of managing, directed on:

providing the worthy relation to body (remains, ashes) of the dead (further - to body);

providing the right of citizens to burial of their body according to their declaration of will if that is available;

creation and operation of the objects intended for burial, content and safety of places of burials;

the organization and carrying out burials of the dead and/or dead (further - the dead);

rendering funeral services, realization of objects of ritual accessory.

Article 2. Determination of terms

In this Law the stated below terms are used in the following value:

the military cemetery - the parcel of land which is taken away in the procedure established by the law with the equipped graves, columbaria or other buildings and constructions intended for the organization of honourable burials and content of places of burials of the died (died) persons which protected independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine was provided by accomplishment of service duties and oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people, and also fighters for independence of Ukraine in the 20th century;

the military memorial cemetery - the integral component of the National military memorial cemetery placed on the parcel of land which is taken away within the respective area or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in the procedure established by the law and provided in permanent use to the public institution belonging to the sphere of management of the central executive body providing forming and realizing state policy in the field of support and realization of interests of veterans of war with the equipped graves, columbaria or other buildings and constructions intended for the organization of honourable burials of the died (died) persons which protected independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine accomplishment of service duties and oath of allegiance provided to the Ukrainian people, and also fighters for independence of Ukraine in the 20th century;

declaration of will of the citizen concerning the relation to his body after death - the desire expressed in oral (in the presence of witnesses) or in writing, certified of the procedure established by the legislation;

the historical military cemetery - the parcel of land which is taken away in the procedure established by the law on which graves and kenotafa, and also other memorial buildings and constructions necessary for the organization of burials and reburials of the died (died) participants of the First and Second world wars, other wars and armed conflicts are equipped;

the place of burial - the cemetery, crematorium, columbarium or other building or construction intended for the organization of burial of the dead;

the place of honourable burial - the specially allotted place for burials and reburials in the territory of the cemetery or the specially allotted parcel of land beyond its limits intended for the organization of honourable burials, the National military memorial cemetery, military memorial cemeteries, military cemeteries;

grave - the place at the cemetery, in crematorium, columbarium or in other building or construction intended for the organization of burial of the dead where the coffin with body of the dead or ballot box with ashes is buried;

The national military memorial cemetery - the volume and space object placed on the specially allotted parcel of land, nation-wide value including sectors of military burials, museum complex, the ritual building and other necessary constructions for the organization of honourable burials of the died (died) persons which protected independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine provided execution of service duties and oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people;

namogilny constructions - the memorable constructions established on graves and immortalizing memory of the dead;

violation of grave, other place of burial:

unauthorized formation of texts, drawings, symbols or other images on the cemeterial constructions used for ceremony of burial and remembrance of the dead, namogilny constructions, crypts, ballot boxes with ashes, graves or other places of burial;

unauthorized damage, unearthing, destruction or in different way destruction of the cemeterial constructions used for ceremony of burial and remembrance of the dead, namogilny constructions, barriers, crypts, ballot boxes with ashes, graves or other places of burial;

use on purpose, not provided by the current legislation, or unauthorized use of the cemeterial constructions used for ceremony of burial and remembrance of the dead, namogilny constructions, crypts, ballot boxes with ashes, graves or other places of burial or making of other actions, aiming to disdain family or public memory of the dead, to show negligence to the place of burial and the public, religious principles and traditions in this sphere;

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