Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Finance and miscellaneous functions

19: Appointment of officers

You could also call this:

"Councils can choose staff to help with burial and cremation work."

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You can think of a local authority like a council. They can appoint people to help with their work under this Act. These people will have the same work conditions as other council employees.

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18: Receipts and expenditure, or

"Money from cemetery services: how it's collected and used"

20: Clearance of disused cemeteries, or

"Councils can clean up and fix old cemeteries that are no longer used."

Part 2Finance and miscellaneous functions

19Appointment of officers

A local authority may from time to time appoint such officers and servants as it thinks necessary to assist in the execution of this Act, and the provisions of any other enactment relating to the terms and conditions of employment of officers or servants of a local authority shall apply in respect of the employment of persons appointed pursuant to this section.

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1908 No 19 s 17