Commentary on provisions of the Act Schedule 20: Burial grounds Notice of removal of remains or monument
Paragraph 1 requires the nominated undertaker to publish and display notice of the intention to remove any human remains or monuments before any such removal, and sets out what such a notice should contain including an explanation that a personal representative or relative may within 56 days apply for a licence to remove the remains and monument themselves. No notice is required in cases where the Secretary of State has notified the nominated undertaker that the Secretary of State is satisfied that the remains were buried more than 100 years ago and that no relative or representative of the deceased is likely to object. Nor is a notice required in cases where the nominated undertaker already holds a licence to remove human remains under section 25 of the Burial Act 1857. "Relative" is defined in paragraph 11.