Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 11)

SCHEDULE 2 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

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

6 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);”.