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Burial Act 1857
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I.Approval of a Majority of Vestries of Parishes sufficient for Acts done Boards acting for more than Two Parishes.
IV.Local Board of Health may, by Order in Council, be constituted a Burial Board.
V.Burial Board may be established for a District not maintaining its own Poor, and which has had no separate Burial Ground.
VI.Ordinary of Diocese may consecrate the whole or Part of Land belonging to any Parish for the Burial of poor Persons.
VII.Provision for Transfer to a Burial Board of a Burial Ground provided under Church Building Acts.
VIII.Vestry of Parish in which Burial Ground is closed may purchase such Burial Ground if not belonging to Parish.
IX.Burial Boards not to be appointed for united Parishes, &c. in Cases provided for by 18 & 19 Vict. c.128 without Consent of Secretary of State, where One of the Places separately maintains its own Poor or has a Burial Ground.
X.Orders In Council may be made for regulating Burial Grounds, &c.
XI.No Wall or Fence required between the consecrated and unconsecrated Portions of Burial Ground.
XIII.Power to Incumbent or Curate to bury in Burial Ground certified by Secretary of State prior to Consecration.
XIV.Section 32 of 3G.4 c.126, exempting Funerals from Tolls, extended to Funerals in Burial Grounds provided for the Parish, although not within its Limits.
XV.Persons wilfully destroying, &c. Register Book of Burials guilty of Felony.
XVI.Section 4 of 52G.3 c.146 not to apply to Burials in Grounds provided under the Burial Acts.
XVII.Fees for Service done in unconsecrated Portion of Burial Ground to be identical as for consecrated Portion.
XVIII.So much of Section 20 of 15& 16 Vict. c.85 as to Payment of Money borrowed repealed.
XIX.Clauses of 10 & 11 Vict. c.16 with respect to Mortgages incorporated.
XXI.Power to Burial Boards to borrow Money on terminable Annuities.
XXII.Power to Councils of Boroughs to make a separate Rate for Burial and Expenses.
XXIII.Orders in Council may be issued, on Representation of Secretary of State, so as to prevent Vaults, &c. being dangerous to Health.
XXIV.Trustees of closed Cemeteries empowered, with Sanction of Secretary of State, to let, lease, or sell Portions thereof which have not received Interments.
XXV.Bodies not to be removed from Burial Grounds, save under Faculty, without Licence of Secretary of State.
XXVI.Burial Boards may in certain Cases purchase Cemeteries which have been closed.
XXVII.. Resolutions, &c. of Vestries not to be void by reason of Irregularity of Notices, &c.
XXIX.Construction of certain Expressions used in 17 & 18 Vict. c.87.
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