The Short Title of this Act is “The Cemeteries Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1885.”

It shall be read as part of and subject to the interpretations in section two of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

The Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council, delegate to the Council of any county or borough the powers conferred upon him by section six of the said Act as to the appointment and removal of Trustees of cemeteries.

When such power is so delegated to any such Council, it may, if it sees fit, convene a meeting of the owners of allotments in any cemetery within its jurisdiction, in order that a specified number of Trustees shall be elected to manage such cemetery. If no Trustees, or if a fewer number of Trustees than the number specified in the notice convening such meeting, shall be elected at such meeting, the Council shall appoint the requisite number, and such Trustees, whether appointed or elected, shall continue to hold office for a period of seven years from the date of election, and thereafter the Chairman of such Trustees shall, one month before their term of office expires, convene a meeting of the owners of allotments in such cemetery, for the purpose of electing the same number of new Trustees. If a sufficient number of Trustees shall not be elected at such meeting, the outgoing Trustees shall, at a special meeting to be held for the purpose before their term of office expires, elect the requisite number of Trustees to hold office during the succeeding seven years.

Every cemetery which may be placed under the control of a Borough Council, or over which such Council may have the power of appointment of Trustees as aforesaid, shall for all purposes of this Act and the said Act be deemed to be within the jurisdiction of such Council, notwithstanding the same may be situate outside of the limits of the borough.

Every appointment and removal of Trustees by any Council as aforesaid shall be publicly notified in the district wherein is situate the cemetery in respect whereof such appointment is made, and it shall not be necessary to notify any such appointment in the Gazette.

Every appointment of Trustees made by any Council under the authority aforesaid shall take effect as if it had been made by the Governor, and all provisions of the said Act shall be construed accordingly.

Nothing in this Act contained shall authorize any Council as aforesaid to make by-laws in respect of cemeteries further than is permitted by the said Act, nor be construed to sanction any interference by such Council with any portion of a cemetery set apart for particular denominations further than as by the said Act is provided.