요약
Governs burial practices in England & Wales. Provides that no body may be removed from its burial place without a licence from the Secretary of State (now Ministry of Justice). Regulates burial grounds and prohibits certain burial practices.
핵심 포인트
- Exhumation licence required from Ministry of Justice
- Ecclesiastical faculty needed for Church of England burial grounds
- Regulation of burial grounds
- No property in a dead body at common law