# Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to burial and cremation; to make provision about exhumation of human remains; to make provision in relation to the inspection and regulation of burial authorities, cremation authorities and funeral directors; to enable provision to be made for the licensing of funeral directors; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 22nd March 2016 and received Royal Assent on 28th April 2016

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/20/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016/introduction
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