Bishop’s Stortford Cemetery Act 2024

confer powers upon Bishop's Stortford Town Council to extinguish rights of burial and disturb human remains in Bishop Stortford's New Cemetery and Old Cemetery for the purpose of increasing the space for interments; and for connected purposes.

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What is this Bill?

The Bishop’s Stortford Cemetery Act 2024 was a Private Bill that became an Act of Parliament.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill was introduced on 28 November 2022 and became an Act of Parliament on 20 March 2024.

Whose idea is this Bill?

Private Bills are usually tabled by local organisations to allow for local changes that would otherwise conflict with the general law.

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20/03/2024
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20/03/2024
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Act

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

20th March 2024
Royal Assent: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
20th March 2024
Royal Assent (Commons)
20th March 2024
Act of Parliament
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Act
12th March 2024
3rd reading (Commons)
7th March 2024
Report stage (Commons)
29th February 2024
Bill (with Explanatory Memorandum)
Bill (as amended in unopposed Bill Committee)
20th February 2024
Committee stage (Commons)
20th February 2024
Transcript of evidence
Unopposed Bill Committee: Corrected Transcript 200224 PM
22nd January 2024
Bill (with Explanatory Memorandum)
Bill (as brought from the Lords)
13th November 2023
2nd reading (Commons)
13th November 2023
1st reading (Commons)
24th October 2023
2nd reading (Commons)
24th October 2023
Carry-over motion
23rd October 2023
Carry-over motion
16th October 2023
Petition against the Bill
Mrs Lorraine Middlebrook
21st September 2023
Commons Examiners
21st September 2023
Transcript of evidence
Second House examination transcript
18th September 2023
1st reading (Commons)
18th September 2023
Bill (with Explanatory Memorandum)
Bill (as brought from the Lords)
14th September 2023
3rd readingLords Handard (Lords)
14th September 2023
3rd reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
25th July 2023
Transcript of evidence
Opposed Bill Committee: Corrected Transcript 060723 AM
25th July 2023
Transcript of evidence
Opposed Bill Committee: Corrected Transcript 070723 AM
25th July 2023
Transcript of evidence
Opposed Bill Committee: Corrected Transcript 060723 PM
24th July 2023
Bill (with Explanatory Memorandum)
Bill (as amended in Committee)
20th July 2023
Written evidence
Mr Peter Careless Evidence [2/2]
20th July 2023
Written evidence
Mr Peter Careless Evidence [1/2]
14th July 2023
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Lords
Further Revised Filled-Up Bill for Opposed Bill Committee (as tracked changes)
11th July 2023
Transcript of evidence
Opposed Bill Committee: Uncorrected Transcript 070723 AM
11th July 2023
Transcript of evidence
Opposed Bill Committee: Uncorrected Transcript 060723 PM
11th July 2023
Transcript of evidence
Opposed Bill Committee: Uncorrected Transcript 060723 AM
7th July 2023
Committee stage (Lords)
6th July 2023
Committee stage (Lords)
28th February 2023
2nd reading (Lords)
6th February 2023
Petition against the Bill
Peter Charles Careless
23rd January 2023
1st reading (Lords)
23rd January 2023
Bill (with Explanatory Memorandum)
Bishops Stortford Cemetery Bill - As Introduced into House of Lords
20th January 2023
Human rights memorandum
Statement of ECHR compatibility
19th December 2022
Examination for compliance with Standing Orders
19th December 2022
Proceeding
Examination for compliance with Standing Orders
28th November 2022
Petition to introduce a Private Bill presented to Parliament
28th November 2022
Bill (with Explanatory Memorandum)
Bill as deposited