An Act for the regulation of the burning of Human Remains, and to enable Burial Authorities to establish Crematoria.
Citation
2 Edw. 7. c. 8
Territorial extent
England and Wales Scotland (Repealed)
Dates
Royal assent
22 July 1902
Commencement
1 April 1903
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Cremation Act 1902 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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The Cremation Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 8) is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The major purpose of the Act was to allow burial authorities to establish crematoria. Later revisions of the Act outlawed open air cremations using funeral pyres, although in 2010 the Court of Appeal ruled this practice to be legal under certain circumstances.[1]
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