Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016
2016 asp 20
Commentary on Sections
Part 1 – Burial
Lair: restoration to use
Section 41 – Headstones
113.This section applies in cases where a burial authority has exhumed remains under section 37, 38 or 40 and there is a headstone or other memorial in place on the lair.
114.Subsection (2) requires the burial authority to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the headstone can be retained in place, unless it is not practical to do so.
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