The Parochial Fees and Scheduled Matters Amending Order 2019

PART 2 Amendment of Scheduled Matters

Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule A1 to the Measure

2.—(1) Part 1 of Schedule A1 to the Measure (table of matters to which Parochial Fees relate) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading “FUNERALS AND BURIALS OF PERSONS AGED 16 YEARS OR MORE” for “16” substitute “18”.

(3) Under that heading, under “B. No service in Church”—

(a) after “Funeral service in crematorium or funeral service (including burial of body or burial or other lawful disposal of cremated remains) in cemetery” insert—

• “Funeral service in premises belonging to funeral director, whether taking place before or after burial or cremation

• Cremation immediately preceding or following on from funeral service in premises belonging to funeral director”.

(b) after “Burial of cremated remains in churchyard or other lawful disposal of remains (committal only)” insert—

• “Burial of body, or burial or other lawful disposal of cremated remains, in cemetery (committal only)”.

Amendment of Part 2 of Schedule A1 to the Measure

3.—(1) Part 2 of Schedule A1 to the Measure (explanatory notes on Part 1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1, omit “In relation to the fee for a burial in a churchyard,”.

(3) For the cross-heading to paragraph 2 substitute “Burial of child”.

(4) In paragraph 2, for “16 years” substitute “18 years”.

(5) In paragraph 6, for the definition of “cemetery”, substitute—

““cemetery” means any burial ground other than a churchyard”.