Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

2016 asp 20

Commentary on Sections

Part 1 – Burial

Burial grounds

Section 2 – Meaning of “burial authority”

9. Section 2 defines “burial authority” for the purposes of the Act. A burial authority is defined as a person who has responsibility for the management of a burial ground. This means that both local authorities and private companies who have responsibility for the management of a burial ground are regarded as burial authorities for the purposes of the Act. This is a change from previous arrangements, where only local authorities were burial authorities. “Person” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, so includes “a body of persons corporate or unincorporated and a partnership constituted under the law of Scotland”.