Exhumation in private cemetery under supervision of IAM staff

   

Service description

Requesting IAM staff to supervise exhumation activities in private cemeteries

Target group:Individuals who want IAM staff to supervise the exhumation concerned in private cemeteries

Result of service:IAM staff will supervise the exhumation concerned in the private cemetery at designated time.

Enquiry channels

Unit in-charge:Division of Environmental Hygiene

Location:

Integrated Services Centre: Avenida da Praia Grande, n.os 762-804, Edifício China Plaza, 2.º andar, Macau

Northern District Public Services Centre: Rua Nova da Areia Preta, n.º 52, Centro de Serviços da RAEM, Macau

Central District Public Services Centre: Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, n.os 5 e 7, Complexo da Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, 3.˚ andar, Macau

Central District Public Services Centre – S. Lourenço Station: Rua de João Lecaros, Complexo Municipal do Mercado de S. Lourenço, 4.˚ andar, Macau

Islands District Public Services Centre: Rua de Coimbra, n.º 225, 3.˚ andar, Centro de Serviços da RAEM das Ilhas, Taipa

Islands District Public Services Centre – Seac Pai Van Station: Avenida de Vale das Borboletas, Complexo Comunitário de Seac Pai Van, 6.˚ andar, Coloane

Service Office in Our Lady Mercy Cemetery: Our Lady Mercy Cemetery, Avenida Coronel Mesquita, Macau

Office hours:

Integrated Services Centre, Macao Government Services Centre in Islands and Public Services Centres

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

(No lunch break, closed on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)

 

Service Office in Our Lady Mercy Cemetery

Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

(Closed on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)

Tel / Fax:

Civic Service Hotline: (853) 2833 7676
Fax:(853) 2871 1203

Formalities

Frequently asked questions

  1. Do residents need to apply for license for exhumation to IAM for carrying out exhumation in private cemeteries?
  2. Do the deceased buried in private cemeteries have to be buried for 7 years before exhumation?

Legislations

Penalties

  • Anyone who commits the administrative infractions stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 23 of Administrative Regulation no. 37/2003 “Regulamento de administração, funcionamento e fiscalização dos cemitérios” (Regulations on management, operation and supervision of cemeteries) amended by Administrative Regulation no. 22/2019 is liable to a fine of MOP1,000.00 to MOP5,000.00, without prejudice to criminal liabilities if any.