SCHEDULE 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)

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In section 56(1) of the 1965 Act (interpretation)—

(a)

before the entry for “birth” insert—

““the 2011 Act” means the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 11);”,

(b)

after the entry for “local authority” insert—

““medical reviewer” means a person appointed under paragraph 7A(1) of Schedule 5A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29);”,

(c)

after the entry for “relative” insert—

““senior medical reviewer” means a person appointed under paragraph 7A(2) of Schedule 5A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29);”.