PART 1Burial
Burial grounds
6Management of burial ground
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The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for or in connection with the management, regulation and control by a burial authority of burial grounds.
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Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular make provision for or in connection with—
a
the maintenance of—
i
burial grounds, and
ii
buildings, walls, fences or other structures erected on burial grounds,
b
enclosing, laying out and embellishing burial grounds,
c
access to and within burial grounds, including the construction, repair, maintenance and improvement of roads and paths,
d
the maintenance and repair of memorials, buildings and other structures on burial grounds (including for the purpose of making them safe),
e
the charging of fees by burial authorities which are local authorities in respect of such matters as may be specified in the regulations,
f
persons employed by burial authorities (including in relation to training, qualifications and membership of professional bodies),
g
conditions relating to the erection of a memorial, building or other structure on burial grounds,
h
the imposition by burial authorities of such restrictions and conditions as they think necessary or appropriate in relation to—
i
the layout of burial grounds (including in relation to the size of, and distance between, lairs),
ii
the right to erect a memorial, building or other structure on burial grounds (including in relation to materials, construction, size, maintenance and liability for costs in respect of work carried out by burial authorities),
i
the depth at which human remains may be buried,
j
the designation of part of a burial ground for use by particular faiths or religious bodies,
k
the provision of buildings for the use of persons of particular faiths or belonging to particular religious bodies,
l
creating criminal offences to be triable summarily and punishable by a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or
m
defences and evidential matters relating to such offences.