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Enforced by: HES
Status: In Force

What it defines

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Part 1

Burial

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44 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Meaning of “burial ground”

s.002 Meaning of “burial authority”

s.003 Provision of burial ground: local authority

s.004 Provision of burial ground outwith local authority area

s.005 Joint provision of burial ground

s.006 Management of burial ground

s.007 Right to erect building

s.008 Application to carry out burial

s.009 Unauthorised burial: offences

s.010 Burial register

s.011 Burial register: offence

s.012 Right of burial

s.013 Duty to sell right of burial

s.014 Duration and extension of right of burial

s.015 Commonwealth War Graves Commission: right of burial

s.016 Right of burial: notification of pending extinguishment

s.017 Register of rights of burial

s.018 Registers under section 17: offence

s.019 Right to erect headstone

s.020 Fees for burials

s.021 Burial authority: code of practice

s.022 Private burial

s.023 Private burial register

s.024 Private burial: offences

s.025 Private burial register: offence

s.026 Burial other than in burial ground: offence

s.027 Exhumation of human remains

s.028 Exhumation application: offences

s.029 Appeal to sheriff

s.030 Exhumation register

s.031 Exhumation register: offence

s.032 Restoration to use of lair: consultation

s.033 Notification: right-holder

s.034 Notification where right-holder cannot be found

s.035 Section 34: effect of objection

s.036 Extinguishment of right

s.037 Restoration to use

s.038 Restoration to use without extinguishment of right

s.039 Right-holder's right to object

s.040 Restoration to use on request of right-holder

s.041 Headstones

s.042 Register of restored lairs

s.043 Register of restored lairs: offence

s.044 Guidance

Part 2

Cremation

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20 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.045 Meaning of “cremation” and “ashes”

s.046 Provision of crematorium: local authority

s.047 Cremation authority: duties

s.048 Application for cremation

s.049 Section 48: offences

s.050 Requirements for carrying out cremation

s.051 Duty of cremation authority before carrying out cremation

s.052 Duty of cremation authority following cremation

s.053 Failure to collect ashes

s.054 Power of funeral director in relation to ashes

s.055 Duties of cremation authority where ashes returned

s.056 Handling of ashes: regulations

s.057 Cremation register

s.058 Cremation register: offence

s.059 New crematorium: notice

s.060 Section 59: offences

s.061 Closure of crematorium

s.062 Section 61: offence

s.063 Fees for cremation and other services

s.064 Cremation authority: code of practice

Part 3

Arrangements

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24 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.065 Arrangements on death of adult

s.066 Arrangements on death of child

s.067 Arrangements under sections 65 and 66

s.068 Sections 65 and 66: application to sheriff

s.069 Arrangements on termination of pregnancy after 24 weeks

s.070 Section 69: health body authorised to make arrangements

s.071 Section 69: no arrangements

s.072 Duty of health body where still-birth likely to occur

s.073 Section 72: health body authorised to make arrangements

s.074 Arrangements on still-birth

s.075 Section 74: power of appropriate health body

s.076 Section 74: general power of appropriate health body

s.077 Duty of health body where pregnancy loss likely to occur

s.078 Section 77: health body authorised to make arrangements

s.079 Arrangements on pregnancy loss on or before 24 weeks

s.080 Change in arrangements

s.081 Individual authorised to make arrangements

s.082 Duty to transfer remains

s.083 Appropriate health authority authorised to make arrangements

s.084 Duty of appropriate health authority

s.085 Duty to keep register

s.086 Register under section 85: offence

s.087 Burial, cremation or hydrolysis: duty of local authority

s.088 Expenses of attending funeral

Part 4

Inspection

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.089 Appointment of inspectors

s.090 Inspections: regulations

s.091 Powers of entry and inspection

s.092 Section 91: offences

s.093 Reports

Part 5

Funeral directors

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.094 Funeral directors' businesses: licensing

s.095 Licensing scheme: regulations

s.096 Licence for funeral director's business: offences

s.097 Funeral director: code of practice

Part 6

Miscellaneous

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s.100 Power to suspend or modify certain enactments

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s.101 Acquisition of land

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.098 Guidance on funeral costs

s.099 Power to extend application of Act

Part 7

General

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s.103 Offences by bodies corporate

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s.104 Regulations: consultation requirements

amended 5 times (opens in a new tab)

s.105 Regulations under section 95(1): requirements

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.107 Interpretation

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.109 Minor and consequential amendments

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.110 Repeals

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.111 Crown application

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.102 Information and registers to be kept in electronic form

s.106 Regulations: parliamentary procedure

s.108 Ancillary provision

s.112 Commencement

s.113 Short title

Schedules

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2 other schedules

s.sch001 In section 29 (power of local authority to defray expenses...

s.sch001 In the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008, in section...

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Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

What it defines

Burial

Cremation

Arrangements

Inspection

Funeral directors

Miscellaneous

General

Schedules