{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hydrolysis-scotland-no-2-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111064450",
  "legislation_title": "The Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hydrolysis-scotland-no-2-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 106(2) of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nDisposal Of Human Remains\nMade 2026\nComing into force 2nd March 2026\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 47(1), 48(2), 56(1), 57(1) and (2) (as applied and modified by exercise of the power conferred by section 99(1)) and 106(1)(a) of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 104(4) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons they consider appropriate.\nIn accordance with section 106(2) of that Act a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 asp 20 (“the Act”), as amended by S.S.I. 2026/XXX. The power in section 99(1) of the Act has been used in S.S.I. 2026/XXX to provide that specified provisions of the Act apply, as if subject to the modifications specified in schedule 1 of that instrument, in relation to the disposal of human remains by hydrolysis, as defined in section 107(1) of the Act. These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in sections 47(1), 48(2), 56(1) and 57(1) and (2) of the Act as applied in relation to hydrolysis and as if modified by regulation 2 and schedule 1 of S.S.I. 2026/XXX. For the purposes of section 57(1), “prescribed” means prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations (see section 107(1))."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Scottish Ministers have not consulted hydrolysis authorities, as is required by section 104(4) as amended by S.S.I. 2026/XXX, because no hydrolysis authorities are yet in existence."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The powers to make these Regulations are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10). By virtue of section 33(3) of that Act, the Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
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