Home / Dz.U. 1959 nr 11 poz. 62
Law of January 31, 1959, on Cemeteries and Burial of the Deceased.
Ustawa z dnia 31 stycznia 1959 r. o cmentarzach i chowaniu zmarłych.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
1959-01-31
Entry into force
1959-02-16
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
expropriationpenal provisionsnational defencemonumentschoroby zakaźnemunicipal economyrail transportdeath certificatescemeteriesoffencesroad transportreligionsair transportcivil status recordssanitary regulations
Related acts
Repealed Acts (1)
Implementing Regulations (32)
- Ordinance of the Minister of Communal Economy of October 10, 1971 amending the ordinance on the content and method of filling out death certificates.
- Order of the Minister of Communal Economy of December 23, 1970, amending the order on the content and method of filling out death certificates.
- Order of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of July 18, 1966 on the list of infectious diseases for which special terms apply to the transport and exhumation of corpses.
- Regulation of the Minister of Communal Economy of September 27, 1962, on the content and manner of filling out death certificates.
- Order of the Minister of Communal Economy of September 9, 1960, on guidelines for transporting the bodies of deceased or killed persons in public places.
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 7, 2023, on the form of the death card
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of March 18, 2021 amending the regulation on the handling of human corpses and remains
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of April 3, 2020, amending the regulation on the handling of human corpses and remains
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 22, 2015 amending the regulation on the method of keeping records of graves
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior of January 22, 2015 on the handling of the remains of foreigners placed in a guarded center or held in a detention center for foreigners
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of 12 November 2012 amending the regulation on the handling of the bodies of foreigners placed in a guarded center or detained for the purpose of expulsion
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 7, 2010 on the procedure for handling the bodies of persons deprived of liberty in penal institutions and detention centers
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 26, 2010 on the handling of the bodies of foreigners placed in a guarded center or held in detention for the purpose of expulsion
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 30 July 2009 on the procedure and conditions for transferring corpses for scientific purposes
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 7, 2008 on the procedure for handling the bodies of persons deprived of liberty who died in penal institutions and detention centres
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of March 7, 2008, on the requirements that cemeteries, graves, and other places of burial of corpses and remains must meet
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 21, 2006, amending the regulation on the form of the death certificate and the method of its completion
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 27 December 2007 on the issuance of permits and certificates for the transport of human corpses and remains
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 21, 2006, amending the regulation on the handling of corpses and human remains
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 23 February 2005 on issuing permits for the transport of human corpses and remains
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 20, 2004 on the procedure for handling the bodies of persons deceased while serving a sentence of imprisonment
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 21, 2003, amending the regulation on the method of maintaining the register of graves
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 7 December 2001 on the handling of human corpses and remains.
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 7, 2001, on the form of the death certificate and the method of its completion.
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 6 December 2001 on the list of infectious diseases in cases of which the death requires special handling of the bodies of persons deceased from these diseases.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of August 1, 2001, on the method of keeping records of graves.
- Regulation of the Ministers of Regional Economy and Environmental Protection and Health and Social Welfare of October 20, 1972, concerning the establishment of cemeteries, the keeping of cemetery registers, and the burial of the dead.
- Regulation of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of 3 August 1961 on the determination of death and its cause.
- Regulation of the Ministers of Communal Economy and Health and Social Welfare of May 25, 1961, on the organization of cemeteries, keeping cemetery registers, and burying the deceased.
- Regulation of the Minister of Communal Economy of 25 August 1959 on the determination of areas suitable for cemeteries from a sanitary point of view.
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Amending Acts (30)
- Law of July 6, 1972, on the amendment of the Law on Cemeteries and Burials. · 1972-09-01
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of May 30, 1975, on the determination of tasks and powers belonging to poviat national councils and poviat chiefs, which are taken over by voivodeship national councils and voivodes. · 1975-06-01
- Law of May 17, 1989, on the Relationship of the State to the Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland · 1989-05-23
- Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws. · 1990-05-27
- Law of June 14, 1991 amending the Law on Cemeteries and the Burial of the Deceased. · 1991-07-18
- Law of 26 June 1997 on the amendment of the Law on Cemeteries and Burial of the Dead. · 1997-10-30
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments. · 1999-04-01
- Law of 21 January 2000 on Amending Certain Laws Related to the Functioning of Public Administration. · 2000-02-23
- Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws. · 2001-03-30
- Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president. · 2002-10-27
- Law of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development. · 2003-07-11
- Law of 23 July 2003 on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments · 2003-11-17
- Law of October 18, 2006, on amending and repealing certain authorizations to issue executive acts · 2007-01-01
- Law of 24 October 2008 amending the Law on Foreigners and certain other laws · 2009-01-01
- Law of 7 May 2009 on the repeal of certain authorisations to issue executive acts · 2009-07-10
- Law of 5 August 2010 on the protection of classified information. · 2011-01-02
- Law of May 26, 2011, on amending the law on cemeteries and burial of the deceased · 2011-10-14
- Law of July 13, 2012 on amending the law on government administration departments and certain other laws · 2013-01-01
- Law of December 12, 2013, on foreigners · 2014-05-01
- Law of November 28, 2014, on Civil Status Acts · 2015-03-01
- Law of May 15, 2015 on amending the law on cemeteries and burial of the dead, the law on war graves and cemeteries, and the law on the Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation · 2015-08-02
- Law of 25 June 2015 on Consular Law · 2015-11-01
- Law of 29 April 2016 amending the Law on the Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation and certain other laws · 2016-06-16
- Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Government Departments and certain other laws · 2016-08-31
- Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science · 2018-10-01
- Act of January 23, 2020, amending the Act on government administration departments and certain other acts · 2020-02-29
- Law of December 1, 2022 on the profession of medical rescuer and the self-government of medical rescuers · 2023-06-22
- Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on spatial planning and development and certain other laws · 2023-09-24
- Law of 24 April 2025 amending the Law on State Medical Rescue and certain other laws · 2025-05-30
Amended Acts (1)
- Law of March 28, 1933, on war graves and cemeteries. · 1959-02-16
Information on Consolidated Text (10)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 7, 2025, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on cemeteries and burial of the deceased
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 10, 2024, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Cemeteries and Burials
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 17, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on cemeteries and burial of the deceased
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 27, 2020, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on cemeteries and burial of the deceased
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 11 June 2019 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on cemeteries and burial of the deceased
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 21, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Cemeteries and Burial of the Dead
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 27, 2015 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on cemeteries and burial of the deceased
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 9, 2011, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on cemeteries and burial
- Announcement of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 2 March 2000 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on cemeteries and burial of the dead.
- Announcement of the Minister of Regional Economy and Environmental Protection of October 20, 1972, concerning the publication of the uniform text of the Act of January 31, 1959, on cemeteries and the burial of the dead.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of March 17, 1932, on the burial of the deceased and the determination of the cause of death.
- Amending Acts: Law of March 28, 1933, on war graves and cemeteries.
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 April 2025 amending the Law on State Medical Rescue and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on spatial planning and development and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 1, 2022 on the profession of medical rescuer and the self-government of medical rescuers
- Amended Acts: Act of January 23, 2020, amending the Act on government administration departments and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Government Departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 29 April 2016 amending the Law on the Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2015 on Consular Law
- Amended Acts: Law of May 15, 2015 on amending the law on cemeteries and burial of the dead, the law on war graves and cemeteries, and the law on the Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation
- Amended Acts: Law of November 28, 2014, on Civil Status Acts
- Amended Acts: Law of December 12, 2013, on foreigners
- Amended Acts: Law of July 13, 2012 on amending the law on government administration departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 26, 2011, on amending the law on cemeteries and burial of the deceased
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 August 2010 on the protection of classified information.
- Amended Acts: Law of 7 May 2009 on the repeal of certain authorisations to issue executive acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 October 2008 amending the Law on Foreigners and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 18, 2006, on amending and repealing certain authorizations to issue executive acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 July 2003 on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Amended Acts: Law of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development.
- Amended Acts: Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president.
- Amended Acts: Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 January 2000 on Amending Certain Laws Related to the Functioning of Public Administration.
- Amended Acts: Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform.
- Amended Acts: Law of 26 June 1997 on the amendment of the Law on Cemeteries and Burial of the Dead.
- Amended Acts: Law of June 14, 1991 amending the Law on Cemeteries and the Burial of the Deceased.
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of May 17, 1989, on the Relationship of the State to the Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland
- Amended Acts: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of May 30, 1975, on the determination of tasks and powers belonging to poviat national councils and poviat chiefs, which are taken over by voivodeship national councils and voivodes.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 6, 1972, on the amendment of the Law on Cemeteries and Burials.
- References: Law of July 28, 2011, on the legalization of stay of certain foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland and amending the Law on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland and the Law on Foreigners
- References: Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of December 30, 1987, on defining the competences of certain top-level and central state administration bodies, reserved by specific statutory provisions for abolished bodies, and on their amended scope of operation.
- References: Order of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of February 1, 1963, on determining the superior official authority authorized to issue permits for imposing and collecting fines by means of penalty tickets by the State Sanitary Inspection authorities and on establishing offenses for which fines can be imposed by means of penalty tickets.
- References: Order of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of December 30, 1985, on the determination of the competencies of certain central state administration bodies reserved by special provisions for abolished bodies.
- References: Regulation of the Ministers of Communal Economy and Health and Social Welfare of May 25, 1961, on the organization of cemeteries, keeping cemetery registers, and burying the deceased.
- References: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of April 13, 1984 on determining the powers of general competence territorial organs of state administration to enact local law.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 20 May 2008 on the procedure for paying funeral allowances and the conditions for covering the costs of burial of a foreigner from the state budget
- References: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of May 27, 1974, on the transfer of certain matters from the competence of higher-level state administration bodies to the competence of lower-level state administration bodies.
- References: Regulation of the Ministers of Regional Economy and Environmental Protection and Health and Social Welfare of October 20, 1972, concerning the establishment of cemeteries, the keeping of cemetery registers, and the burial of the dead.
- References: Law of 18 March 2008 amending the Law on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland and certain other laws
- References: Law of 10 September 2015 amending the law on granting foreigners protection in the territory of the Republic of Poland and certain other laws
- References: Law of April 15, 2011, on healthcare activities
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of April 10, 2012, on the procedure for a healthcare entity providing inpatient and 24-hour healthcare services in the case of a patient's death
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Health of April 3, 2020, amending the regulation on the handling of human corpses and remains
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of March 7, 2008, on the requirements that cemeteries, graves, and other places of burial of corpses and remains must meet
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 7, 2023, on the form of the death card
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Health of 27 December 2007 on the issuance of permits and certificates for the transport of human corpses and remains
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Health of 6 December 2001 on the list of infectious diseases in cases of which the death requires special handling of the bodies of persons deceased from these diseases.