Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981

10 (1) Where any tombstone, monument or other memorial is removed from the land, the church shall within two months from the date of removal— E+W

(a) deposit with the council of the district [F1 or Welsh county or county borough,], or in the case of land in Greater London with the Common Council of the City of London or the council of the London borough, a record of the removal with sufficient particulars to identify the memorial (including a copy of any inscription thereon) and showing the date and manner of its removal and disposal and the place (if any) to which it is transferred; and

(b) send to the Registrar General a copy of such record for deposit with the miscellaneous records in the custody of the Registrar General.

(2) Where any tombstone, monument or other memorial is not removed from a grave which will be rendered inaccessible by work done on the land the church shall cause a record to be made of every such grave containing a copy of any legible inscription on any monument or inscription on the grave, and copies of such record shall be deposited with the same council as in the case of the record of tombstones, monuments and memorials removed from the land referred to in the foregoing sub-paragraph.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. para. 10(1)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para.60; S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch.2