Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003
37Power of trusts to lease cemetery land
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37 Power of trusts to lease cemetery land
(1) Subject to this section, a cemetery trust may grant a lease of any land in the public cemetery for which it is responsible for any purpose approved by the Minister.
(2) The Minister must not give approval under this section unless he or she is satisfied that the purpose for which the lease is to be granted is not detrimental to the purpose for which the land is reserved.
(3) A lease granted under this section—
(a) must be for a specified term not exceeding 21 years; and
(b) is subject to any covenants, exceptions, reservations, terms and conditions that are determined by the cemetery trust and approved by the Minister.