# Births and Deaths Registration Act 1874, Section 18: Burial of deceased children as still-born.

Extent: E+W

A person shall not wilfully bury or procure to be buried the body of any deceased child as if it were still-born.
A person who has control over or ordinarily buries bodies in any burial ground shall not permit to be buried in such burial ground the body of any deceased child as if it were still-born, . . .
Any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/37-38/88/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/births-and-deaths-registration-act-1874/section-18
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