12 June 1860. 23 Vict.
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A
BILL
to
Amend the Biiiiai Grounds (Ireland) Act (1856).
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WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Burial Grounds Preamble.
(Ireland) Act, 1856: Be it enacted by the Queen's most
Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent
of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same,
I. That the Provisions contained in the said Act shall extend to Provisions of
authorize any Burial Board to contract for and purchase or take a
Lease of any Lands, and Buildings thereon, for the Purpose of making extended to
Additions to any Burial Ground, although such Burial Ground shall additions to
. . existing JDU-
not have been formed or purchased under the said Act, provided rial Grounds,
that such Burial Ground is not attached or contiguous to any
10 Church or Chapel or Place of Worship actually used for Divine
Worship, or situate in any private Demesne; and such Burial Board
shall have and exercise, with respect to the Acquisition and Manage¬
ment of such Additions; all the Powers and Authorities and be
subject to all the Provisions contained in the said Act with
15 respect to the Acquisition and Management of new Burial Grounds,
in the same Manner as if the Acquisition of such Additions had been
authorized by the said Act: Provided that when any Lease is taken
of any such additional Land or Building the Term of such Lease
shall not be less than Nine hundred Years.
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