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An Act to confer powers upon the Corporation of London to with respect to the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, . . . and for other purposes. [25th July 1969.]
Whereas it is expedient -
(1) To empower the Corporation of London to set apart and use for the purposes of a new crematorium a part of the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium in the London Borough of Newham free from the consequences of consecration:
3.-(1) In this Act except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the subject or context otherwise requires -
"city" means the city of London;
"Corporation" means the mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city acting by the common council;
4. In this Part of this Act-
"cemetery lands" means the lands comprising the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium in the London Borough of Newham;
"the signed plan" means the plan marked "City of London Cemetery" signed by Harry Gourlay, the Chairman of the Committee of the House of Commons to which the Bill for this Act was referred, one copy of which has been deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments, House of Lords, one in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons, one in the office of the town clerk and one in the office of the town clerk of the London Borough of Newham.
5.-(1) For the purposes of, or in connection with, the provision and maintenance of a crematorium the Corporation may set apart and use the part of the cemetery lands described in subsection (3) of this section and any land so set apart and used shall thereupon be freed from the effects of consecration and from all trusts, uses, obligations, disabilities and restrictions whatsoever which attach thereto under ecclesiastical law or otherwise.
(2) Section 5 of the Cremation Act 1902 shall not apply in respect of any crematorium to be constructed wholly or partly on the part of the cemetery lands described in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The part of the cemetery lands referred to in subsections (1) and (2) of this section is an area of land 160,000 square yards or thereabouts shown on the signed plan and thereon coloured pink.
