Regulation 2 RecordsI1
Scotland
(1)
Each burial authority must retain for a period of 50 years, beginning with the date on which the burial is carried out, all burial application forms submitted in accordance with regulation 3 and any accompanying information, documents or certificates.
(2)
Subject to any requirement made by an inspector under section 91(1) of the Act, all documentation retained under paragraph (1) must be treated by the burial authority as confidential.
(3)
The burial authority must ensure that all documentation retained under paragraph (1) is at all times kept in an accessible form in secure conditions and that all appropriate measures are taken to prevent theft, unauthorised disclosure, damage, loss or destruction.