Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Establishment, maintenance, and regulation of cemeteries

7: Name of cemetery

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"What a cemetery is called and how its name can be changed"

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You need to know what a cemetery is called. A cemetery keeps its old name if it already had one when this law started. If a new cemetery is made, the local authority chooses its name. You should know that a local authority can change a cemetery's name. They must get the Minister's approval to do this. The local authority can change the name at any time.

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6: Cemetery to be open to public, or

"Cemeteries are open for people to visit and hold ceremonies for loved ones who have passed away."

8: Management of cemetery, or

"Looking after cemeteries: keeping them safe, clean, and nice"

Part 1Establishment, maintenance, and regulation of cemeteries

7Name of cemetery

A cemetery shall have the name by which it was called immediately before the commencement of this Act, or, in the case of a cemetery established after the commencement of this Act, such name as the local authority may decide.
A local authority may, with the approval of the Minister, from time to time change the name of any cemetery.