Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011

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

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6In 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);”.