SCHEDULE 11 Burial Grounds: Removal of Human Remains and Monuments
Removal of monuments
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(1)
Where the nominated undertaker removes any remains under paragraph 3 above, it may also remove from the land any monument to the deceased.
(2)
Where any remains are removed under a licence under paragraph 2(1) or (2) above, the nominated undertaker may remove from the land any monument to the deceased which is not removed by the licensee within 28 days of the issue of the licence.
(3)
Where any remains are removed under a licence under section 25 of the Burial Act 1857, the nominated undertaker may remove from the land any monument to the deceased which is not removed by the licensee.
(4)
The nominated undertaker may remove any monument removed under this paragraph to the place, if any, where the remains of the deceased are interred or to some other appropriate place.
(5)
The nominated undertaker shall break and deface any monument removed under this paragraph which is not dealt with under sub-paragraph (4) above.