# Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011, Paragraph 1


The body or person in whom the building, part of a building or land in question is vested or to whom it is leased or licensed (in this Schedule referred to as “ the landowner ”) shall, before removing any human remains or any tombstones, monuments or memorials commemorating the deceased persons—
(a) publish in a newspaper circulating in the locality a notice of intention to do so at least once during each of two successive weeks; and
(b) display a like notice in a conspicuous place where the remains are interred; and
(c) serve a like notice on the bishop and on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (in this Schedule referred to as “ the Commission ”); and
(d) if the remains were interred within twenty-five years before the date of the first publication of the notice, serve a like notice on the personal representatives or next of kin (or, in the event of their being untraceable, any known relative) of the deceased person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2011/3/schedule/6/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mission-and-pastoral-measure-2011/schedule-6/paragraph-1
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