{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-church-burial-grounds-act-1945/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-church-burial-grounds-act-1945/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/8-9/27",
  "legislation_title": "Welsh Church (Burial Grounds) Act 1945",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-church-burial-grounds-act-1945",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Maintenance of burial grounds.",
  "text": "(1) The representative body shall maintain in decent order—\n(a) any burial ground which, having been transferred by the Welsh Commissioners as mentioned in the last foregoing section, is vested in the representative body in pursuance of an agreement made thereunder; and\n(b) any burial ground which, in lieu of being so transferred, is vested in the representative body by section one of this Act.\n(2) Any liability under any other enactment or at common law for the repair or maintenance of a burial ground as such, and any liability under custom for the repair or maintenance of a particular burial ground, shall cease to be applicable to any such burial ground on its vesting as aforesaid.\n(3) The representative body shall perform their duties under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any burial ground in such manner as to preserve for the enjoyment of the public the amenities of the locality in which the burial ground is situated.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/8-9/27/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:25:55.678736+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}