Burial and Cremation Act 2022
202Exclusive rights of burial in cemetery
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202 Exclusive rights of burial in cemetery (1) On the commencement, an exclusive right of burial granted under section 29 of the repealed Act is taken to be an exclusive right of burial under section 50 of this Act. (2) Despite section 53 of this Act, an exclusive right of burial mentioned in subsection (1) expires 60 years after the commencement. (3) At least 12 months before the period in subsection (2) expires, the responsible entity for the cemetery that granted the exclusive right of burial must, in accordance with section 61 of this Act, notify the persons mentioned in section 61(1) of this Act that the right will expire at the end of the period. (4) An exclusive right of burial that is about to expire under this section may be renewed under section 62 of this Act.