Prospective

Part 2 S Certification of death and authorisation of cremation or hydrolysis

Certification of death S

19 Application for review of medical certificate of cause of death S

(1) The Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 4 (application for review of certificate by interested person)—

(a) for subsection (3), substitute—

“(3) The medical reviewer may reject an application under subsection (1) if the medical reviewer—

(a) considers the application to be vexatious,

(b) considers the application to be identical to, or substantially the same as, an application relating to a medical certificate of cause of death that has been or is being reviewed under section 8(1)(b), or

(c) considers it otherwise appropriate to do so.”,

(b) after subsection (3), insert—

“(3A) Where an application is rejected under subsection (3), the medical reviewer must inform the applicant of the reason for the rejection.”,

(c) in subsection (6), paragraphs (b) and (c) are repealed.

(3) In section 8 (review of medical certificates of cause of death), in subsection (1), the words “as vexatious” are repealed.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 24(2)

Authorisation of cremation or hydrolysis S

20 Deaths outwith the United Kingdom: authorisation of cremation or hydrolysis by medical reviewer S

(1) The Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 14 (power to require documents), in subsection (1)(b), for “Scotland” substitute “the United Kingdom”.

(3) In section 18 (medical reviewers to authorise cremation or hydrolysis), in subsection (1) (a), for “Scotland” substitute “the United Kingdom”.

(4) The italic heading before section 17 becomes “Deaths outwith the United Kingdom”.

Commencement Information

I2 S. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 24(2)