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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-3-transitional-saving-and-transitory-provisions-regulations-2018/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-3-transitional-saving-and-transitory-provisions-regulations-2018/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2018/380",
  "legislation_title": "The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-3-transitional-saving-and-transitory-provisions-regulations-2018",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 4APRIL2019",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nProvisions of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016\nSubject matter\nPurpose\nSection 45\nMeaning of “cremation” and “ashes”\nSection 46\nProvision of crematorium: local authority\nSection 47\nCremation authority: duties\nSection 48\nApplication for cremation\nSection 49\nSection 48: offences\nSection 50\nRequirements for carrying out cremation\nSection 51\nDuty of cremation authority before carrying out cremation\nSection 52\nDuty of cremation authority following cremation\nSection 53\nFailure to collect ashes\nSection 54\nPower of funeral director in relation to ashes\nSection 55\nDuties of cremation authority where ashes returned\nSection 56\nHanding of ashes: regulations\nSection 57\nCremation register\nSection 58\nCremation register: offence\nSection 59\nNew crematorium: notice\nSection 60\nSection 59: offences\nSection 63\nFees for cremation and other services\nSection 65\nArrangements on death of adult\nSection 66\nArrangements on death of child\nSection 67\nArrangements under sections 65 and 66\nSection 68\nSections 65 and 66: application to sheriff\nSection 69\nArrangements on termination of pregnancy after 24 weeks\nSection 70\nSection 69: health body authorised to make arrangements\nSection 71\nSection 69: no arrangements\nSection 72\nDuty of health body where still-birth likely to occur\nSection 73\nSection 72: health body authorised to make arrangements\nSection 74\nArrangements on still-birth\nSection 75\nSection 74: power of appropriate health body\nSection 76\nSection 74: general power of appropriate health body\nSection 77\nDuty of health body where pregnancy loss likely to occur\nSection 78\nSection 77: health body authorised to make arrangements\nSection 79\nArrangements on pregnancy loss on or before 24 weeks\nSection 80\nChange in arrangements\nSection 81\nIndividual authorised to make arrangements\nSection 82\nDuty to transfer remains\nSection 83\nAppropriate health authority authorised to make arrangements\nSection 84\nDuty of appropriate health authority\nSection 85\nDuty to keep register\nSection 87\nBurial or cremation: duty of local authority\nSection 88\nExpenses of attending funeral\nSection 89(1)(b)\nAppointment of inspectors of cremation\nSection 93\nReports\nSo far as not already in force\nSection 99\nPower to extend application of Act\nSection 103\nOffences by bodies corporate etc.\nSection 104\nRegulations: consultation requirements\nSo far as not already in force\nSection 109\nMinor and consequential amendments\nSchedule 1\nMinor and consequential amendments\nSection 110\nRepeals\nSo far as not already in force\nSchedule 2\nRepeals\nSo far as not already in force\nSection 111\nCrown application",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/380/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:09:51.484836+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}