Registration or closing of ownerless places for disposal of dead

(1) Every owner or person having the control of any place used on the date of the commencement of this Act, as a place for burying, burning or otherwise disposing of the dead shall if such place be not already registered apply to the council to have such place registered.

1. (2) If it appears to the council that there is no owner or person having the control of such place, it shall assume such control and register such place, or may, with the sanction of the Government, close it.