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Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884

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Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for preventing the erection of Buildings on Disused Burial Grounds.
Citation47 & 48 Vict. c. 72
Dates
Royal assent14 August 1884
Other legislation
Amended byDisused Burial Ground (Amendment) Act 1981
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Disused Burial Grounds Act is an act of the British Parliament which forbade the construction of new buildings on disused burial grounds. It permits the extension and repair of existing buildings.

Where building work over disused burial sites has become necessary, Parliament has excluded it from this Act. For example, the Second City Crossing of Manchester's tram system had to be built over the crypt of the demolished St Peter's church.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Second City Crossing) Order 2013".