2 Disposal of human remains
Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981 (1981 c 18) | Legislation

2  Disposal of human remains

(1)     Where any human remains are interred in such land no building shall be erected upon it otherwise than in accordance with section 3 of the principal Act unless:—

(a)     the human remains have been removed and reinterred or cremated in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule to this Act; and

(b)     any tombstones, monuments or memorials commemorating the deceased persons have been dealt with in accordance with those provisions

and the other requirements of the said Schedule have been complied with in respect thereof.

(2)     Where it appears to the Secretary of State that the erection of a building on such land or any part of it will not involve the disturbance

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