Sydney Burial Grounds Act 1866 No 14a (NSW)

No. III.

An Act to prohibit Burials within the City of

Sydney. [IWi September, 1866.]

" \T 7 HEllEAS it is expedient for tlie protection of the public health Preamble.

that burials in any burial ground or jilace of burial in Sydney should he discontinued Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:—

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1. On and after the first day of January one thousand eight interments in burial

hundred and sixty-seven all burials in the burial grounds or places t.̂ bTafscontmueY

of burial within the City of Sydney shall he discontinued Provided «ftsr a particular

always that in case where there is on 'such day any exclusive right of pYvUo. satisfied that the exercise of such right will not be injurious to health to grant a license tor the exercise of such right during such time and subject to such conditions and restrictions as he may think fit.

interment in any vault or enclosure of any such burial grounds or

places of burial purchased or acquired it shall be lawful for the

2. If any person not having such license shall after the day Penalty for

mentioned in the preceding section knowingly and wilfully bury any disobedience,

body or in anywise act or assist in the burial of any body within the

limits for which burials have by the last preceding section been

prohibited every person so offending shall upon summary conviction

thereof forfeit a penalty or sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

3. Every penalty imposed for any offence against this Act may Recovery ot

he sued for and recovered in a summary way before any two Justices

of the Peace.

4. This Act shall he styled and cited as the “ Sydney Burial Short title.

Grounds Act 1866.”

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