Article 3 General powers of management

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this order, a burial authority may do all such things as they consider necessary or desirable for the proper management, regulation and control of a cemetery.

(2)

Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as authorising—

(a)

any action in relation to any chapel provided as mentioned in article 6(1)(b); or

(b)

any action in relation to any vault, or any tombstone or other memorial, other than action which is necessary to remove a danger which arises by reason of the condition of the vault, or the tombstone or other memorial, itself.

(3)

Where in the exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1) a burial authority enter into any agreement with the rural dean or the representatives of a particular denomination or religious body in relation to the management of any part of a cemetery, or where any such agreement has been entered into under paragraph (1) of article 3 of the order of 1974 or enactments replaced by that paragraph—

(a)

the first-mentioned paragraph shall have effect subject to the provisions of the agreement; and

(b)

article 16 shall not be construed as empowering any departure from such provisions.