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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-2-regulations-2018/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2018/157",
  "legislation_title": "The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-2-regulations-2018",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations bring into force section 98 (guidance on funeral costs) of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”) on 1st June 2018.\nSection 98(1) of the Act empowers the Scottish Ministers to publish guidance on the costs associated with making arrangements for a funeral. Section 98(3) of the Act imposes on the Scottish Ministers a requirement to consult before issuing such guidance. Section 98(4) of the Act requires the Scottish Ministers to lay any guidance published before the Scottish Parliament.\nThe Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 28th April 2016. By virtue of section 112(1) of the Act, sections 100 (power to suspend or modify enactments), 106 (regulations: parliamentary procedure), 107 (interpretation), 108 (ancillary provision), 112 (commencement) and 113 (short title) came into force on the day after Royal Assent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/157/note",
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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."
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