5Records
1
The burial authority must cause a record to be made of each memorial removed under this Act containing
a
a copy of any legible inscription on it; and
b
if it is intended to preserve the memorial, a statement showing where it has been taken,
and the burial authority must deposit a copy of the record with the Registrar General.
2
The burial authority must maintain a record of any remains in the cemetery disturbed under the powers of section 4, showing—
a
the date of the disturbance;
b
the registered number of the grave;
c
the names, in full, of the person whose remains are disturbed;
d
the book, page and entry number of the entry of burial or, where the burial was entered electronically, the number of the entry;
e
particulars of the authority for disturbance; and
f
the registered number of the grave in which the remains are reinterred and the date of reinterment.
3
As soon as reasonably practicable after any disturbance, the burial authority must complete the record as regards paragraphs (a) to (f) of subsection (2).
4
The record maintained under subsection (2) must at all reasonable times be available for consultation by any person free of charge.