Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 20)

SCHEDULE 1 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

1 In section 29 (power of local authority to defray expenses of certain persons in visiting persons or attending funerals)—

(a) in the title, for the words from “expenses” to the end substitute “certain travelling expenses”, and

(b) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In subsection (1), “child” has the meaning given by section 93(2)(a) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.

(1B) In subsection (1), the reference to a child who is “looked after” by a local authority is to be construed in accordance with section 17(6) of that Act of 1995.”.