# Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 18: Registers under section 17: offence


(1) A burial authority commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the authority contravenes section 17(2) by failing to prepare or maintain a register as required under that section.
(2) A burial authority which commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/20/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016/section-18
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