# Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 58: Cremation register: offence


(1) A cremation authority commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the authority contravenes section 57(1) by failing to prepare or maintain a cremation register.
(2) A cremation 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/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016/section-58
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