Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

9Unauthorised burial: offences

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(1)A person commits an offence if the person contravenes section 8(1) by knowingly carrying out a burial in respect of which no application has been granted.

(2)A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)provides information in, or in connection with, an application mentioned in section 8(1) which the person knows to be false or misleading in a material way, or

(b)recklessly provides information in, or in connection with, such an application which is false or misleading in a material way.

(3)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to both.

(4)A person who commits an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.