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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-1-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2016/schedule",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/417",
  "legislation_title": "The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-1-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2016",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into force on 28th December 2016",
  "text": "Column 1\nProvisions of the 2016 Act\nColumn 2\nSubject matter\nColumn 3\nPurpose\nSection 1\nMeaning of “burial ground”\nSection 2\nMeaning of “burial authority”\nSection 3\nProvision of burial ground: local authority\nSection 4\nProvision of burial ground outwith local authority area\nSection 5\nJoint provision of burial ground\nSection 6\nManagement of burial ground\nSection 7\nRight to erect building\nSection 17\nRegister of rights of burial\nSection 20\nBurial fees\nSection 89(1)(a) and (c) and (2) to (6)\nAppointment of inspectors\nSection 93\nReports\nSo far as it applies to an appointment made under section 89(1)(a) (inspectors of burials) or (c) (inspectors of funeral directors)\nSection 101\nAcquisition of land\nSection 104(1)\nRegulations and consultation requirements\nSo far as it applies to section 6\nSection 110 and schedule 2\nRepeals\nFor the purpose of bringing into force the repeals specified in the table in this Schedule\nTABLE - REPEALS\nEnactment\nBurial Grounds (Scotland) Act 1855\nScottish Board of Health Act 1919\nChurch of Scotland (Property and Endowments) Act 1925\nAcquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947\nLocal Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. in force at 28.12.2016, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1855 c.68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1919 c.20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1925 c.33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1947 c.42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1994 c.39."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}