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2.—(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(2) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means
“bishop” means
“burial”
the interment of cremated human remains;
the interment of the bodies of still-born children or of the cremated remains thereof; and
the placing in a vault of human remains, cremated human remains, or the bodies of still-born children or the cremated remains thereof;
“burial authority” means
“cemetery” means
“consecration” means
“grave”
“the order of 1974” means
“the specified circumstances”,
“tombstone”
“vault” means
“walled grave” means
“the Welsh Church Act” means
(3) Any reference in this order to a chapel provided as mentioned in article 6(1)(b) includes a reference to any chapel provided under section 2(2) or (3) of the Burial Act 1900 or article 6(1)(b) of the order of 1974.
(4) For the purposes of this order, subject to the provisions thereof, any power or right to provide anything includes a power or right to maintain it.
(5) Any reference in this order to a right to place and maintain a tombstone or other memorial includes a reference to a right to place a tombstone or other memorial.
(6) Any reference in any provision of this order other than paragraph 5, 11 or 14 of Schedule 3 (as to which provision is made in paragraph 19 of that Schedule) to a right described in article 10(1)(a)(i) or (ii) includes a reference to any right granted under sub-paragraph (a) of article 9(1) of the order of 1974 or any enactment replaced by that sub-paragraph, and the reference in article 10(1)(c) to a right described in (a)(i) includes a reference to any similar right so granted.
(7) For the purposes of this order any railings surrounding a grave, vault, tombstone or other memorial shall be treated as forming part thereof.
(8) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment or by this order.
(9) Any reference in this order to a numbered article or Schedule shall, unless the reference is to an article or Schedule of a specified order, be construed as a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this order.
(10) Any reference in any article, Schedule or Part of a Schedule of this order to a numbered paragraph shall, unless the reference is to a paragraph of a specified article, Schedule or Part of a Schedule, be construed as a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the first-mentioned article, Schedule or Part of a Schedule.
(1974 I, p. 2489).
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