London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1935
25 & 26 Geo. 5 ch. xxxiii

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An Act to confer further powers upon the London County Council and other authorities and for other purposes. [6th June 1935.]


Interpretation

3.(1) In this Act except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the subject or context otherwise requires -

"borough" means a metropolitan borough and "the borough" means the borough of the borough council in relation to which that expression is used;

"borough council" means the council of a borough and "the borough council" means the council of the borough in relation to which that expression is used;


Consents under section 5 of Cremation Act 1902

 

64.-(1) In the application of section 5 of the Cremation Act 1902 to a borough council the restriction imposed by that section upon the construction of a crematorium near to a dwelling-house shall not apply with reference to any dwelling-house situate at a greater distance than one hundred yards from the site of a proposed crematorium nor to any new dwelling house.

(2) For the purposes of this section-

the expression "new dwelling-house" means any dwelling-house the erection or placing in position of which is commenced on or after the date on which public notice of the application to the Minister for his approval of the plans and site of a proposed crematorium is first given by the borough council concerned;

the expression "public notice" means a notice which is advertised in a newspaper circulating in the locality of the site in question and is displayed upon a conspicuous part of that site; and

the expression "site of a proposed crematorium" means the land which is proposed to be covered with a building intended to be used for the purpose of burning human remains.


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