Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 Explanatory Notes

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – Cremation

Crematorium: further requirements

Section 60Section 59: offences

155.This section provides that a person commits an offence if they contravene subsection 59(4) by determining the first application without having received notice from an inspector of cremation or determining the first application before the date specified in the notice from the inspector. On summary conviction, the penalty for such an offence is a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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