Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

104Regulations: consultation requirements

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(1)Before making any regulations under section 6(1), 8(2), 10(1) or (2), 33(3)(b) or (c) or (4), 34(2) or (3), 35(3), 36(4)(b) or 42, the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a)burial authorities, and

(b)any other persons the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(2)Before making any regulations under section 22(1) or 23(2), the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a)local authorities, and

(b)any other persons the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(3)Before making any regulations under section 27(1), the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a)burial authorities,

(b)cremation authorities,

(c)inspectors, and

(d)any other persons the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(4)Before making any regulations under Part 2, the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a)cremation authorities, and

(b)any other persons the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(5)Before making any regulations under section 90, the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a)burial authorities,

(b)cremation authorities,

(c)persons appearing to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the interests of funeral directors in Scotland, and

(d)any other persons the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(6)Before making any regulations under section 99(1), the Scottish Ministers must consult any persons they consider appropriate.