215 Maintenance of a closed churchyard
Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70) | Legislation

215  Maintenance of a closed churchyard

(1)     Subject to subsection (2) below, where outside the area subject to the Welsh Church Act 1914 a churchyard has been closed by an Order in Council, the parochial church council shall maintain it by keeping it in decent order and its walls and fences in good repair.

(2)     A parochial church council which is liable under subsection (1) above to maintain a closed churchyard may—

(a)     if the churchyard is in a parish or community having a separate parish or community council, serve a written request on that council to take over the maintenance of the churchyard;

(b)     if the churchyard is in a parish not having a separate parish council, serve

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