{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hydrolysis-scotland-no-2-regulations-2026/regulation-8",
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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": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Shared hydrolysis",
  "text": "(1) Where paragraph (2) applies a hydrolysis authority may hydrolyse together the remains of more than one fetus.\n(2) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) an application is made under regulation 9(3)(d) in the form set out in schedule 4 for the hydrolysis together of the remains of more than one fetus, and\n(b) the application is made by the health body or authority which is authorised to make arrangements for the hydrolysis of each fetus by virtue of section 77(2)(c) (duty of health body where pregnancy loss likely to occur), 79(2)(c) (arrangements on pregnancy loss on or before 24 weeks), 80(2) (change in arrangements), 81(2) (individual authorised to make arrangements) or 84(2) (duty of appropriate health authority) of the Act.\n(3) A hydrolysis carried out in accordance with this regulation is to be known as a shared hydrolysis.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 81(2) is amended by S.S.I. 2026/XXX."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 84(2) is amended by S.S.I. 2026/XXX."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111064450/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:28:15.191749+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."
}