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The Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977

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Provision of chapels

6.—(1) A burial authority may provide chapels as follows—

(a)on any part of a cemetery which is not consecrated or set apart for the use of a particular denomination or religious body, they may provide any chapel which they consider necessary for the due performance of funeral services, and

(b)on any part of a cemetery which is consecrated or so set apart, they may, subject to paragraph (3), provide a chapel for the performance of funeral services according to the rites of the Church of England or other particular denomination or religious body.

(2) A chapel provided on any part of a cemetery which is neither consecrated nor set apart for the use of a particular denomination or religious body shall not itself be consecrated or reserved for such a use.

(3) A burial authority may provide a chapel as mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) only at the request of members of the Church of England or other particular denomination or religious body, and out of funds provided for the purpose otherwise than by the authority; and the authority shall not be required to maintain any chapel so provided except so far as funds provided otherwise than by them are available for that purpose.

(4) At the request of persons appearing to them to be representative of the members of the Church of England or other particular denomination or religious body at whose request a chapel was provided as mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), a burial authority may make such chapel available for funeral services according to the rites of any other such body or for the due performance of any funeral services.

(5) Where the cemeteries of any two authorities adjoin each other, the authorities may agree to exercise their powers under paragraph (1) by providing jointly, on either cemetery or partly on one and partly on the other, one chapel to be used in connection with both cemeteries in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

(6) A burial authority may furnish and equip their chapels in such manner as they think proper, but, in the case of one provided as mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), only out of funds provided for the purpose otherwise than by the authority.

(7) Where a chapel provided as mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) becomes dangerous, a burial authority may take such action, including removal, in relation thereto as they consider proper.

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