# Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 25: Private burial register: offence

Status: prospective

(1) A local authority commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the authority contravenes section 23(1) by failing to prepare or maintain a private burial register.
(2) A local 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/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016/section-25
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