Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016

4 Discretionary inquiries

(1) An inquiry is to be held into the death of a person which occurred in Scotland if the Lord Advocate—

(a) considers that the death—

(i) was sudden, suspicious or unexplained, or

(ii) occurred in circumstances giving rise to serious public concern, and

(b) decides that it is in the public interest for an inquiry to be held into the circumstances of the death.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a death within section 2(3) or (4).