Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CEMETERIES ACT 1933 NO 29 (REPEALED) - SECT 2

    (1)     In this Act:

Note 1     A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 155).

Note 2     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 104).

"burial" includes the interment of the ashes of a dead body.

"cemetery" includes a public cemetery and a private burial ground.

"plan—"see the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 .

"private burial ground" means an area of public land reserved under the plan as a burial ground.

"public cemetery" means any land set apart for, or dedicated to, the purposes of a public cemetery under this Act.

"religious denomination" includes a group of religious denominations.

"the recognised head of any religious denomination" means the person for the time being recognised by the Minister as the head in the ACT of any religious denomination for which any part of a public cemetery has been specifically set apart.

"trustee" means a person appointed under this Act to be a trustee of a cemetery.

    (2)     A reference in this Act to a specified matter is a reference to a matter specified by the Minister under section 22A (1).

    (3)     A reference in this Act to a fixed amount is a reference to an amount fixed by the Minister under section 22A (2).