# Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 86: Register under section 85: offence

Status: prospective

(1) A health authority commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the authority contravenes section 85(1) by failing to prepare or maintain a register as required under that section.
(2) A health authority which commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) In this section, “health authority” means a Health Board or an independent health care service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/20/section/86 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016/section-86
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