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

PART 1 S Burial

Private burial S

Prospective

25 Private burial register: offence S

(1) A local authority commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the authority contravenes section 23(1) by failing to prepare or maintain a private burial register.

(2) A local authority which commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.