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

Valid from 08/06/2013

Disposal of bodies S

26 Certifying medical practitioner to provide additional information S

(1) In section 21(2)(a) of the 1965 Act (certificates relating to still-births), after “death” insert “ , any other relevant medical information ”.

(2) In section 24(1) of that Act (certificates of cause of death)—

(a) after the words “death of” where they first appear insert “ , and any relevant medical information about, ”,

(b) after the words “belief the cause of death” insert “ and such other medical information as may be prescribed ”.