Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 66 - Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981 (c. 18)
976.The purpose of the Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981 is to amend the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884 to enable buildings to be erected on certain disused burial grounds with appropriate safeguards. Sections 4 and 8 of the 1981 Act make provision for a relative of a person whose remains are interred to claim compensation for the loss of burial rights in certain circumstances. Paragraph 66 amends section 9 of the 1981 Act to extend the definition of "relative" include the spouse or civil partner.