# Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011, Section 16: Involvement of procurator fiscal


(1) A medical reviewer (including the senior medical reviewer) must report any suspicion of criminality arising from the review of a medical certificate of cause of death (or a number of such reviews) to the procurator fiscal.
(2) A medical reviewer (including the senior medical reviewer), having reported a suspicion under subsection (1), must follow the directions of the procurator fiscal as to the appropriate action to take.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/certification-of-death-scotland-act-2011/section-16
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