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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hydrolysis-scotland-no-1-regulations-2026/regulation-9",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111064443",
  "legislation_title": "The Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 1) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hydrolysis-scotland-no-1-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Amendment to the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorisation of Cremation – Death Outwith Scotland) Regulations 2015",
  "text": "(1) The Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorisation of Cremation – Death Outwith Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“2015 Regulations”) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).\n(2) In regulation 4 (procedure for determination), after “cremate” insert “or hydrolyse”.\n(3) In regulation 5 (form of certificate under section 18(3) of the Act), after “cremate” insert “or hydrolyse”.\n(4) In the schedule, for Form Y and Form Z, substitute Form Y and Form Z contained in schedule 3 of these Regulations.\n(5) Despite the amendments made by these Regulations, a Form Y or Form Z that is completed by a medical reviewer in accordance with the 2015 Regulations prior to 2 March 2026 may accompany an application for cremation made on or after that date.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2015/162."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111064443/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:28:15.801938+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}