Cremation services can now be offered in Malta after the final step of the legislation was approved this morning in Parliament.

Rosianne Cutajar, chairperson of the family affairs parliamentary committee, said in a tweet “I am proud and honoured to announce that my first Bill, Cremation Bill, is now law!”

Earlier during the year, Cutajar had explained what the new law would include.

Cutajar said the law would allow people to spread their loved one’s ashes at sea excluding designated swimming areas, from any aircraft, in a private residence, or in a designated open space.

Urns holding remains can also be kept at home or displayed in another building provided that there is the consent of the building’s owner.

Mother and babies that die during childbirth, as well as stillborn twins can be cremated at the same time, according to the Bill’s provisions.

The law also proposes the exhumation and cremation of an individual.