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(1) The [Municipality]1 may, by public notice, order a burial or burning ground which is certified by the Civil Surgeon or the Health Officer to be dangerous, or likely to be dangerous, to the health of person living in the neighborhood, to be closed from a date to be specified in the notice, and shall, in such case, if no suitable place for burial place exist within a reasonable distance, provide a fitting place for the purposes. (2) Private burial places in such burial grounds may be excepted from the notice, subject to such conditions as the [Municipality]1 may impose in this behalf: Provided that the limits of such burial places are sufficiently defined and that they shall only be used for the burial or members of the family of the owners there of. (3) No burial or burning ground whether public or private, shall be made or formed without the permission in writing of the [Municipality]1. (4) No person shall, except with the permission of the [Municipality]1 in writing, burn, or cause to be buried or burnt, a corpse in a place other than a 305 recognized burial or burning ground. (5) Should a person bury or burn or cause or permit to be buried or burnt a corpse, contrary to the provisions of this section, he shall be liable upon conviction to a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. Bathing and washing places