Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for preventing the erection of Buildings on Disused Burial Grounds. |
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| Citation | 47 & 48 Vict. c. 72 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 August 1884 |
| Commencement | 14 August 1884[b] |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Disused Burial Grounds Act is an act of the British Parliament which forbade the construction of new buildings on disused burial grounds. It permits the extension and repair of existing buildings.
Where building work over disused burial sites has become necessary, Parliament has excluded it from the act. For example, the Second City Crossing of Manchester's tram system had to be built over the crypt of the demolished St Peter's church.[1]
Subsequent developments
Section 4 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part VI of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, which came into force on 5 November 1993.[2]
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External links
- Text of the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.