Burial Grounds (Ireland) Act 1860
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1860 c. 76 |
| Year | 1860 |
(23 & 24 Vict.) C A P LXXVI.
[6th August 1860]
'WHEREAS it is expedient to amend ‘The Burial Grounds (Ireland ) Act, 1856:’' Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follow:
I Provisions of recited Act to be extended to Additions to existing Burial Grounds.
I. The Provisions contained in the said Act shall extend to authorize any Burial Board to contract for and purchase any Lands, and Buildings thereon, for the Purpose of making Additions to any Burial Ground, although such Burial Ground shall not have been formed or purchased under the said Act, provided that such Burial Ground is not attached or contiguous to any Church or Chapel or Place of Worship actually used for Divine Worship, nor is situate in a private Demesne; and such Burial Board shall have and exercise, with respect to the Acquisition and Management of such Additions, all the Powers and Authorities and be subject to all the Provisions contained in the said Act with respect to the Acquisition and Management of new Burial Grounds, in the same Manner as if the Acquisition of such Additions had been authorized by the said Act.
II When Burial Ground not fenced or kept in Order by Owner, Burial Board may serve a Notice requiring the same to be fenced, &c.
II. When any Burial Ground not being attached or contiguous to any such Church, Chapel, or Place of Worship, nor situate as aforesaid, is without any sufficient Fence, or is not kept in decent Order, the Burial Board for the Union, Borough, or Town within which such Burial Ground shall be situated may, by Notice in Writing to the Owner of such Burial Ground, require him properly to fence the same or put the same in decent Order within a Time to be specified in such Notice, not being less than Six Calendar Months, and if such Notice be not complied with within the Time specified in such Notice, the said Burial Board may securely fence such Burial Ground, and put the same into decent Order, and the Expense thereof shall be deemed Part of the...
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