87Conversion or extension of a 25 year limited right of interment

87 Conversion or extension of a 25 year limited right of interment

(1) The holder of a right of interment for interring cremated human remains for 25 years may request the cemetery trust to—

(a) extend the right of interment for a further 25 years; or

(b) convert the right of interment to a perpetual right of interment.

(2) A request under subsection (1)—

(a) must be in writing; and

(b) may be made at any time before the expiry date of the right of interment; and

(c) must be accompanied by the relevant cemetery trust fee.

(3) On receiving a request under subsection (1), the cemetery trust must—

(a) extend the right of interment for a further 25 years, if the request is a request referred to in subsection (1)(a); or

(b) convert the right of interment to a perpetual right of interment, if the request is a request referred to in subsection (1)(b).

(4) A right of interment extended or converted under this section applies to the same place of interment as the original right of interment.

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