(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision in respect of section 17(4) of the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) to provide for a certificate confirming verification of foreign death certificates and under section 18(4) of the Act to provide for a determination by a medical reviewer as to whether it is safe to cremate the body of a deceased person who died outwith Scotland but for whom an application has been received to be cremated in Scotland.
Regulation 2 indicates the form of a certificate under section 17(4) of the Act.
Regulation 3 indicates the form and content of an application under section 18(4) of the Act.
Regulation 4 outlines the procedure to be followed by a medical reviewer in reaching a determination.
Regulation 5 provides for the issuing of a certificate by a medical reviewer stating that it is safe to cremate the body of a deceased person.