REGULATIONS MADE BY THE MORTON & HANTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL
 ACTING AS BURIAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PARISH OF MORTON & HANTHORPE

1.       At least 48 hours notice of interment must be given to the clerk.

2.       The notice shall state the date and the hour of the intended interment

3.       No burials on Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, or Bank Holiday or before 10.00 a.m. or after 1.00 p.m. on Saturday or 3.00 p.m. any other weekday without special permission.

4.       All fees and charges to be paid to the Clerk before any work is done.

5.       Grave spaces can be reserved on payment of scheduled fees.
Selection of situation, subject to approval, by the Burial Authority.

7.       Any person wishing to construct a vault must give three days notice.
A coffin deposited in a vault shall immediately after interment be enclosed
in cemented stone or brickwork which shall never be disturbed.

8.       Imitation stone must not be used for memorial stones or curbs, and all memorials and inscriptions must be approved by the Burial Authority.

9.       No wooden crosses or other items shall be erected on any part of the grave space without written permission of the Parish Council. Applications for the erection or placing of any object or memorial on a grave space must be submitted to the clerk of the Council, together with a copy of any proposed inscription, and the fee payable for the right to install these will be in accordance with the scale of Charges then in force.

10.     Flowers and wreaths should be removed when withered, if this is not done the cemetery keeper shall have discretion to remove same.

11.     The Council reserves the right to remove artificial flowers at its discretion without notice.

12.     No flower receptacle, plant, tree, or any article whatsoever shall be placed on or in the turf and, if placed may be removed without notice.

14.     Legal action will be taken against any person who shall willfully cause damage to the cemetery and its appurtenances, or shall commit any nuisance therein.

15.     The cemetery is open to the public, but children should be in the charge of responsible persons. Dogs are not allowed except on a lead.

16.     Any surplus soil must be placed in the compound provided and all paths are to be kept free of soil and mud.

17.     No curbs, plastic edging or similar shall be installed on any part of the grave space/plot in that part of the cemetery opened after 1981.

18.     Cremated remains may be placed in a softwood casket if desired are to be interred into the earth in a designated plot, 12inches by 12 inches.

19.     Memorial stones in the area reserved for the interment of ashes are to be wedge shaped stone 14 inches by 14 inches, by 4inches high tapering down to 2 inches. A flush fitting metal flower vase not more than 5.5 inches in diameter may be inserted in the hole provided. If the memorial stone incorporates this vase it may be 20 inches by 14 inches.  After ashes have been interred the ground is to be sealed with thin layer of sand and cement.

20.     During the period between interment and the erection of a headstone or cremation stone, a temporary monument in the form of a vase may be placed on the plot after permission has been obtained from the Clerk of the Council.

21.     The responsibility for the safety of all memorials remains with the purchaser, but the Parish Council will carry out regular safety checks, and any memorials which are found to be unsafe may be laid flat without notice.