# Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 62: Section 61: offence

Status: prospective

(1) A cremation authority commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the authority contravenes subsection (1) of section 61 by failing to give notice under that subsection in accordance with subsection (2)(a) of that section.
(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/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016/section-62
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