Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Burial grounds

35: Trustees may hold endowments for maintenance of burial ground, etc

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"Trustees can manage funds to care for burial grounds"

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You can have people in charge of a burial ground, called trustees. They can look after property and money given to them to help with the burial ground. They can sell, lease or get rid of this property and money as they see fit. You know that trustees can sell parts of the property and money they are looking after. They can then invest the money they get from the sale. This helps them make more money to look after the burial ground. The trustees use the money they get from the property and investments to maintain the burial ground. They decide how to use this money to keep the burial ground nice and tidy. They can use it to improve and take care of the burial ground as they think is best.

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34: Trustees of private burial grounds, or

"People to care for private burial grounds"

36: Application of Act to burial grounds, or

"How the law applies to burial grounds"

Part 4Burial grounds

35Trustees may hold endowments for maintenance of burial ground, etc

Trustees may, in addition to the private burial ground, hold any real or personal property that may be vested in them as an endowment for the purposes of the burial ground; and may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the same on such terms and conditions as they think fit.
The proceeds of the sale of any part of the endowment may be invested by the trustees.
All rents or other profits derived from the endowment shall be applied by the trustees for the maintenance, control, improvement, and upkeep of the private burial ground in such manner as the trustees in their discretion think fit.

Compare

1912 No 25 s 8

Notes

Section 35(2): amended, on 30 January 2021, by section 161 of the Trusts Act 2019 (2019 No 38).