https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/0e6827fbac80ce45f485bfa2b9a7b7ae.pdf fa9edc3214d34e05318dcda1824ab170 Order in Council Orders in Council are made by the Monarch with the advice of the Privy Council. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 At the Court at Buckingham Palace THE 8th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2018 PRESENT, THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL Representations were duly made to Her Majesty in Council by the Secretary of State for Justice that, subject to the exceptions below, burials should be discontinued forthwith in:- 1) Holy Trinity Churchyard, East Hyde, Bedfordshire (as shown hatched on the plan annexed hereto); 2) St Lawrence’s Churchyard, Waltham St Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire (as shown hatched on the plan annexed hereto); 3) St Luke’s Churchyard, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex (as shown hatched on the plan annexed hereto); 4) Christ Church Churchyard, Higher Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside (as shown hatched on the plan annexed hereto); 5) St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire (as shown hatched on the plan annexed hereto); 6) St Mary The Blessed Virgin Lower Churchyard, Swainswick, Bath, Somerset (as shown hatched on the plan annexed hereto). In pursuance of the Orders in Council made on 15th November 2017 and 13th December 2017 these representations have been published and taken into consideration by a Committee of the Privy Council. Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the Burial Act 1853, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order that burials shall be discontinued forthwith in the places listed above, subject to the following exceptions:-  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 (a) in the places numbered 3, 4 and 5 above, in any vault or walled grave in the churchyard, burial may be allowed but every coffin in such vault or grave must be separately enclosed by stonework or brick work properly cemented; (b) in all places numbered above, in any existing earthen grave in the churchyard, the burial may be allowed of the body of any member of the family of the person or persons previously buried in that grave, but no part of the coffin containing the body shall be less than one metre below the level of the surface of the ground adjoining the grave; and (c) in the places numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 above, in any grave space in which no interment has previously taken place, the burial may be allowed of any person for whom, or any member of the family for which that grave space has been reserved and appropriated, with the exclusive right of burial there, but no part of the coffin containing the body shall be less than one metre below the level of the surface of the ground adjoining the grave. Richard Tilbrook Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. At the top is St. Edward's Crown surrounded by heraldic plants. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. A number of maps are attached to the Order. They have been omitted from the transcript but can be found in the PDF. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Order in Council - Discontinuing Burials in Certain Churchyards [2018-02-08] Subject The topic of the resource Burials Privy Council Description An account of the resource Order in Council of Queen Elizabeth II discontinuing burials in certain churchyards. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241004041233/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/meetings-and-orders/orders-in-council/?orderyear=2018">Archived List of Business for February 8, 2018</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-02-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/16-17/134/enacted">Burial Act 1853</a> Burials Justice Secretary Monarch Privy Council Statutory Power