Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

[F124BRequest for review not to stay registrationS

(1)This section applies where a certificate of cause of death is referred under section 24A(1).

(2)A district registrar for a registration district must, following a request by a qualified informant, refer the certificate to a medical reviewer for a determination under section 7 of the 2011 Act (medical reviewer to determine whether review to stay registration).

(3)Such a referral must include a statement by the qualified informant of the circumstances which the qualified informant believes justify registering the death before the review is complete.

(4)The qualified informant must also provide such other information as the medical reviewer may reasonably require.]

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