General

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 4 April 2019.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016,

  • “adult” means a person who is 16 years of age or over,

  • “child” means a person (other than a still-born child) who is under 16 years of age,

  • “electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 20004 and similar expressions are to be construed accordingly,

  • “joint cremation” has the meaning given in regulation 6(3), and

  • “shared cremation” has the meaning given in regulation 7(3).

3

A form set out in a schedule of these Regulations may be communicated electronically.

4

A signature required as shown on a form set out in a schedule of these Regulations must, where—

a

an electronic form is used or a form is an electronic communication, be—

i

a signature in digital ink, or

ii

an image of a signature,

b

a paper form is used, be a signature in ink,

and must be the signatory’s handwritten signature.