# Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 82: Duty to transfer remains


(1) Subsection (2) applies where by virtue of a decision made by a woman under section 79(2)(a) the arrangements for the burial , cremation or hydrolysis of the remains of a fetus are to be made by the woman.
(2) The appropriate health authority must give the remains to the woman.
(3) Subsection (4) applies where by virtue of a decision made by a woman under section 79(2)(b) an individual is authorised to make the arrangements for the burial , cremation or hydrolysis of the remains of a fetus.
(4) The appropriate health authority must give the remains to the individual.
(5) In this section, “appropriate health authority” has the meaning given by section 79(9).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/20/section/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016/section-82
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