Burial Act 1854 Explained

Short Title:	Burial Act 1854^[1]
Type:	Act
Long Title:	An Act to make further Provision for the Burial of the Dead in England beyond the Limits of the Metropolis.
Year:	1854
Citation:	17 & 18 Vict. c. 87
Territorial Extent:	England & Wales
Royal Assent:	10 August 1854
Repealing Legislation:	Statute Law Revision Act 1892
Status:	repealed
Original Text:	https://archive.org/details/lawburialinclud00offigoog/page/n238/mode/2up

The Burial Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 87) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is one of the Burial Acts 1852 to 1885. Its purpose was to give provision for town councils to establish form burial boards to create and maintain cemeteries for parishes within the jurisdiction using funds from the borough rate.^[2]

The act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1892.^[3]

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. Web site: Roberts . Andrew . Table of Statutes . studymore.org.uk . 1 August 2021.
3. Book: James Brooke Little . Great Britain Local Government Board . The Law of Burial: Including All the Burial Acts as Modified Or Affected by ... . 1902 . Shaw . London . English.