London Necropolis Company: Acts of Parliament

List of Acts of Parliament Pertaining to the

London Necropolis & National Mausoleum Company

This list is based on my ongoing research into Brookwood Cemetery. It lists all the Local Acts of Parliament relating to the London Necropolis & National Mausoleum Company.

It is offered in the interest of collating this information into one useful web page.

Note there is a separate page listing various general Burial Acts.

The list will be updated and amended as necessary. If you are aware of any errors or omissions, then please feel free to contact me.

Year	Title
1852	An Act to incorporate the London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Company, and to enable such Company to establish a Cemetery in the Parish of Woking, in the County of Surrey, and for other Purposes. 15 & 16 Vict., cap. cxlix ; Royal Assent 30th June 1852
1854	An Act for the distribution of the compensation paid under the London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Act, 1852, for the extinction of the commonable or other rights over and in Woking Common, and whereof the short title is “Woking Commoners Act 1854”. 17 & 18 Vict., Cap. 9 ; Royal Assent 24th July 1854
1855	An Act to amend “The London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Act, 1852”, and for other Purposes. 18 & 19 Vict., cap. clxiii ; Royal Assent 23rd July 1855
1864	An Act to amend the “London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Act, 1855” and for other Purposes. 27 & 28 Vict., cap. lvii ; Royal Assent 23rd June 1864
1869	An Act to amend the Acts relating to the London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Company; and for other purposes. 32 Vict., cap. iii ; Royal Assent 13th May 1869
1946	An Act to confer further powers upon London Necropolis Company Limited; and for other purposes. 9 & 10 Geo. 6, cap. xviii ; Royal Assent 15th April 1946
1956	An Act to confer further powers upon London Necropolis Company Limited; and for other purposes. 4 & 5 Eliz. 2, ch. Lxviii ; Royal Assent 5th July 1956
1975	The Brookwood Cemetery Act 1975 c. xxxv 1975 ; Royal Assent 12th November 1975