Contribution Towards Maintenance of Cemetery
A parish meeting is defined as a burial authority by virtue of section 214(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, and by virtue of section 214(6) of the 1972 Act it has the power to make contributions towards the expenses incurred by any other person in providing or maintaining a cemetery in which the inhabitants of the authority’s area may be buried.
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