Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

2016 asp 20 · Enacted 28 April 2016 · Extends to Scotland

Contents

1. Part 1: Burial
2. Burial grounds
3. 1Meaning of “burial ground”
4. 2Meaning of “burial authority”
5. 3Provision of burial ground: local authority
6. 4Provision of burial ground outwith local authority area
7. 5Joint provision of burial ground
8. 6Management of burial ground
9. 7Right to erect building
10. Burial in burial ground
11. 8Application to carry out burial
12. 9Unauthorised burial: offences
13. 10Burial register
14. 11Burial register: offence
15. 12Right of burial
16. 13Duty to sell right of burial
17. 14Duration and extension of right of burial
18. 15Commonwealth War Graves Commission: right of burial
19. 16Right of burial: notification of pending extinguishment
20. 17Register of rights of burial
21. 18Registers under section 17: offence
22. 19Right to erect headstone
23. 20Fees for burials
24. 21Burial authority: code of practice
25. Private burial
26. 22Private burial
27. 23Private burial register
28. 24Private burial: offences Not yet in force
29. 25Private burial register: offence Not yet in force
30. Offence Not yet in force
31. 26Burial other than in burial ground: offence Not yet in force
32. Exhumation
33. 27Exhumation of human remains
34. 28Exhumation application: offences Not yet in force
35. 29Appeal to sheriff Not yet in force
36. 30Exhumation register
37. 31Exhumation register: offence Not yet in force
38. Lair: restoration to use
39. 32Restoration to use of lair: consultation Not yet in force
40. 33Notification: right-holder Not yet in force
41. 34Notification where right-holder cannot be found Not yet in force
42. 35Section 34: effect of objection Not yet in force
43. 36Extinguishment of right Not yet in force
44. 37Restoration to use Not yet in force
45. 38Restoration to use without extinguishment of right Not yet in force
46. 39Right-holder's right to object Not yet in force
47. 40Restoration to use on request of right-holder Not yet in force
48. 41Headstones Not yet in force
49. 42Register of restored lairs
50. 43Register of restored lairs: offence Not yet in force
51. 44Guidance
52. Part 2: Cremation
53. Cremation
54. 45Meaning of “cremation” and “ashes”
55. 46Provision of crematorium: local authority
56. 47Cremation authority: duties
57. 48Application for cremation
58. 49Section 48: offences
59. 50Requirements for carrying out cremation
60. Handling of ashes
61. 51Duty of cremation authority before carrying out cremation
62. 52Duty of cremation authority following cremation
63. 53Failure to collect ashes
64. 54Power of funeral director in relation to ashes
65. 55Duties of cremation authority where ashes returned
66. 56Handling of ashes: regulations
67. Register
68. 57Cremation register
69. 58Cremation register: offence
70. Crematorium: further requirements
71. 59New crematorium: notice
72. 60Section 59: offences
73. 61Closure of crematorium Not yet in force
74. 62Section 61: offence Not yet in force
75. Fees
76. 63Fees for cremation and other services
77. Code of practice
78. 64Cremation authority: code of practice
79. Part 3: Arrangements
80. Adults and children
81. 65Arrangements on death of adult
82. 66Arrangements on death of child
83. 67Arrangements under sections 65 and 66
84. 68Sections 65 and 66: application to sheriff
85. Pregnancy loss after 24 weeks
86. 69Arrangements on termination of pregnancy after 24 weeks
87. 70Section 69: health body authorised to make arrangements
88. 71Section 69: no arrangements
89. 72Duty of health body where still-birth likely to occur
90. 73Section 72: health body authorised to make arrangements
91. 74Arrangements on still-birth
92. 75Section 74: power of appropriate health body
93. 76Section 74: general power of appropriate health body
94. Pregnancy loss on or before 24 weeks
95. 77Duty of health body where pregnancy loss likely to occur
96. 78Section 77: health body authorised to make arrangements
97. 79Arrangements on pregnancy loss on or before 24 weeks
98. 80Change in arrangements
99. 81Individual authorised to make arrangements
100. 82Duty to transfer remains
101. 83Appropriate health authority authorised to make arrangements
102. 84Duty of appropriate health authority
103. Pregnancy losses: general
104. 85Duty to keep register
105. 86Register under section 85: offence Not yet in force
106. Local authority functions
107. 87Burial, cremation or hydrolysis: duty of local authority
108. 88Expenses of attending funeral
109. Part 4: Inspection
110. 89Appointment of inspectors
111. 90Inspections: regulations
112. 91Powers of entry and inspection
113. 92Section 91: offences
114. 93Reports
115. Part 5: Funeral directors
116. 94Funeral directors' businesses: licensing
117. 95Licensing scheme: regulations
118. 96Licence for funeral director's business: offences Not yet in force
119. 97Funeral director: code of practice
120. Part 6: Miscellaneous
121. Guidance on funeral costs
122. 98Guidance on funeral costs
123. Powers to modify enactments
124. 99Power to extend application of Act
125. 100Power to suspend or modify certain enactments
126. Acquisition of land
127. 101Acquisition of land
128. Part 7: General
129. 102Information and registers to be kept in electronic form Not yet in force
130. 103Offences by bodies corporate etc.
131. 104Regulations: consultation requirements
132. 105Regulations under section 95(1): requirements
133. 106Regulations: parliamentary procedure
134. 107Interpretation
135. 108Ancillary provision
136. 109Minor and consequential amendments
137. 110Repeals
138. 111Crown application
139. 112Commencement
140. 113Short title
141. Schedule 1: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
142. Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
143. 1Paragraph 1
144. Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008
145. 2Paragraph 2
146. Schedule 2REPEALS