Burial Act

Burial Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to burials.

List

• Burying in Woollen Acts
• The Burial of Drowned Persons Acts 1808 and 1886

The Burial Acts 1852 to 1885 is the collective title of the following Acts:^[1]

• The Burial Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict c 85)
• The Burial Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict c 134)
• The Burial Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict c 87)
• The Burial Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict c 128)
• The City of London Burial Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 35)
• The Burial Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 81)
• The Burial Act 1859 (22 Vict c 1)
• The Burial Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 64)
• The Burial Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict c 100)
• The Burial Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 33)
• The Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c 41)
• The Burial and Registration Acts (Doubts Removal) Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c 2)
• The Burial Boards (Contested Elections) Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 21)

The Burial (Ireland) Acts 1824 to 1868 is the collective title of the following Acts:^[2]

• The Burial (Ireland) Act 1824 (5 Geo 4 c 25)
• The Poor Persons Burial (Ireland) Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict c 38)
• The Burial (Ireland) Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict c 103)

The Burial Grounds (Scotland) Acts 1855 to 1886 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[3]

• The Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict c 68)
• The Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 42)
• The Burial Grounds (Scotland) Amendment Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 21)

See also

• List of short titles

References

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Burial and Burial Acts.