PART 1Burial
Burial in burial ground
16Right of burial: notification of pending extinguishment
1
Subsection (2) applies where—
a
a right of burial falls to be extinguished by virtue of section 14(2) or (5), and
b
the burial authority that sold the right—
i
is aware of the name and address of the right-holder, or
ii
can, after reasonable enquiry, ascertain them.
2
At least 3 months before the day on which the right of burial falls to be extinguished, the burial authority must notify the right-holder—
a
of the date on which the right falls to be extinguished,
b
of the right-holder's right to apply for an extension of the right under section 14(3),
c
that, where no such application is made, the right will be extinguished, and
d
that the right will be extinguished if such an application is refused under section 14(6).
3
In this section, “right-holder”, in relation to a lair, means the person in whom the right of burial in the lair is vested.