# The Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977, Paragraph 7


Any person to whose order a body is buried in a grave in respect of which an exclusive right of burial has been granted shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the subsidence of the earth has been completed, cause the surface of the grave to be covered with any tombstone or other memorial in respect of which a right has been granted by the burial authority or any predecessor of theirs, or with fresh turf, or, where the burial authority permit, with such flowering or other plants, or in such other manner, as may be permitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/204/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-cemeteries-order-1977/schedule-2/part-I/paragraph-7
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