# The Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/204/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-cemeteries-order-1977/article-3
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