Responsibility for any memorial erected on a grave lies with the person named on the Deed pertaining to it. Please note that only Stonemasons included on our Approved List may erect memorials in our cemeteries
However, before doing so a formal application for a permit must be made to the Cemetery Office giving full details of the memorial, this function is carried out by utilising the services of a Stonemason. The person named on a Deed as owner of Exclusive Right of Burial in a grave also has the right to have a memorial erected on that grave. It is important to note that a Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial does not alter the expiry date of the original right of burial.Ī fee is payable to Orbitas Bereavement Services, Limited for this service.
This will need to be filled in accurately, is a legally binding document and must be witnessed by a Commissioner for Oaths, Solicitor or Justice of the Peace and returned to the cemetery office, after which, a new Deed of Grant will be issued. If you wish to transfer an exclusive right of burial to another person, you can do so by means of a statutory declaration form obtainable from the cemetery office. Possession of a Deed does not in itself give any person the right to have a grave opened, as that right lies only with the person named on the Deed. If the Deed of Grant is lost, the person requesting that the grave be opened, must make a statutory declaration under oath, that they have the right to do so. Where an Exclusive Right of Burial has been granted in respect of the grave and a request is made to prepare it for a burial, the Deed of Grant must be presented at the Cemetery Office. The law allows the disturbance of human remains after 75 years from the date of the last full burial in the grave. No further burials can take place until the grave is purchased again. Once the Rights have expired, the ownership reverts to the Council.
It is important therefore, that you inform us of any change in address, in writing, so that we can amend our records accordingly. Renewal of exclusive right of burialĪn Exclusive Right of Burial is currently granted for a period of 99 years only.Īfter this period has elapsed a letter of notification will be sent to the last known address of the person named on the Deed. However the registered owner of the Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial has the automatic right to be buried in the grave and may also allow others to be buried in the grave (space permitting).
The owner does not, however, own the land itself, the ownership of the cemetery land remains with the Council. Ownership of an Exclusive Right of Burial does not imply ownership of the land itself or the right to carry out any particular activity on the grave plot. The Deed of Grant is an important legal document, that confirms you are the current legal owner of the Right of Burial in a named grave and this should be stored in a safe place. Deed of Grant for an Exclusive Right of Burial