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Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Act 2024

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(1)The burial authority must maintain a record of any remains in the cemetery that are disturbed under the powers in section 4.

(2)The record maintained under subsection (1) must include such information as the burial authority sees fit and must include—

(a)the date of the disturbance;

(b)where known, the registered number of the grave in which the remains are disturbed;

(c)where known, the name, in full, of the person whose remains are disturbed;

(d)particulars of the authority for the disturbance; and

(e)the registered number of the grave in which the remains are reinterred, its approximate location and the date of reinterment.

(3)As soon as reasonably practicable after any disturbance under section 4, the burial authority must complete the record in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (2).

(4)The burial authority must cause a record to be made of each memorial removed under this Act containing—

(a)a copy of any legible inscription on it;

(b)if it is intended to preserve the memorial within the cemetery, a statement showing where it has been taken; and

(c)if the memorial is disposed of, a statement of the details of its disposal, and the burial authority must deposit a copy of the record with the Registrar General for England and Wales.

(5)The records maintained under subsections (1) and (4) must at all reasonable times be available for consultation by any person free of charge.

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