EXPLANATORY NOTE

(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.