Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Burial grounds

36: Application of Act to burial grounds

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"How the law applies to burial grounds"

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This Act applies to burial grounds in certain ways. You need to look at Part 1 of Schedule 1 to see which parts of the Act apply to denominational burial grounds. The Act also applies to private burial grounds, which are covered in Part 2 of Schedule 1. You can only bury certain people in a private burial ground, which is decided when the ground is set up. The rules for private burial grounds are strict, and you must follow them when burying someone.

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

"Trustees can manage funds to care for burial grounds"

37: Regulations as to cremation, or

"Rules for Cremations in New Zealand"

Part 4Burial grounds

36Application of Act to burial grounds

The provisions of this Act specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 shall so far as they are applicable and with any necessary modifications apply to denominational burial grounds and managers.
The provisions of this Act specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 shall so far as they are applicable and with any necessary modifications apply to private burial grounds and the trustees of such burial grounds.
It shall not be lawful to bury in a private burial ground any body other than the body of a person defined or belonging to a class defined in the notice which constituted such burial ground.

Compare

1908 No 19 ss 57, 58
1912 No 25 ss 9, 11