# Open Spaces Act 1887 (repealed 5.11.1993)

50 & 51 Vict. c. 32 · enacted 23 August 1887 · revised to 5 November 1993

An Act for extending certain Provisions of the Metropolitan Open Spaces Acts 1877 and 1881, with Amendments, to Sanitary Districts throughout England, Wales, and Ireland; and for other purposes.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/open-spaces-act-1887-repealed-5111993/pdf/ukpga_18870032_en.pdf

## Introductory text



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## 4 Amendment of 47 & 48 Vict. c. 72.

In the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884 the expression “burial ground” shall have the same meaning as in the Open Spaces Act 1906, and the expression “disused burial ground” shall mean any burial ground which is no longer used for interments, whether or not such ground shall have been partially or wholly closed for burials under the provisions of any statute or Order in Council, and the expression “building” shall include any temporary or movable building.

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## 14 Short title and construction.

This Act may be cited as the Open Spaces Act 1887 . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/50-51/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/open-spaces-act-1887-repealed-5111993
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