PART 1Burial
Lair: restoration to use
33Notification: right-holder
1
This section applies where none of the persons consulted under section 32(4) objects to a burial authority's proposal to restore a lair to use.
2
If the burial authority is aware of the name and address of the right-holder or able, after reasonable enquiry, to ascertain them, the authority must give notice to the right-holder of the matters mentioned in subsection (3).
3
The matters are—
a
the authority's proposal to restore the lair to use,
b
the right-holder's right to consent or object to the proposal by giving notice in writing to the authority of the consent or objection within the prescribed time limit,
c
any prescribed documents which the right-holder should give to the authority,
d
an explanation of the consequences of consenting or objecting to the proposal,
e
the right-holder's obligations in relation to the maintenance of the lair, and
f
any costs for which the right-holder is liable in respect of maintenance.
4
Notice under subsection (2) must be given in the prescribed form and the prescribed manner.
5
If by virtue of subsection (3)(b) the burial authority receives notice of the right-holder's objection to the authority's proposal to restore the lair to use—
a
the authority may not proceed with its proposal, and
b
section 32 does not apply in relation to the lair for the period of 10 years beginning with the day on which the authority receives the notice.