Section 4: Registration of burial and burning grounds

The Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Provision of Burial and Burning Grounds) Rules, 1999State Rules of Tamil Nadu · 1994

(1) Every owner or other person having the control over any place used as a place for burying or burning of the dead shall, if such place is not already registered under the Act or any other Act, apply to the Village Panchayat to have such place registered.

(2) If it appears to the Village Panchayat that there is no owner or person having the control of such place, the Village Panchayat shall assume such control and register such place or may, with the sanction of the Assistant Director (Panchayats) close it.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Provision of Burial and Burning Grounds) Rules, 1999
Section	4
Marginal note	Registration of burial and burning grounds
Jurisdiction	State of Tamil Nadu
Status	In force as published by the source

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