SCHEDULE 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS
Cremation Act 1902 (c. 8)
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The Cremation Act 1902 is amended as follows.
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In section 7 (regulations as to burning)—
a
the words from “and” where it fifth occurs to “place” where it second occurs are repealed,
b
the words from “Each” to “prescribe” are repealed.
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Cremation Act 1952 (c. 31)
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In section 2(2) of the Cremation Act 1952 (procedure for regulations made under section 7 of the Cremation Act 1902) the words from “Any” to “and” are repealed.
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)
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Section 21(5) of the 1965 Act (person having charge of place of interment to give notice of burial of still-born child without certificate) is repealed.
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In section 24 of the 1965 Act (certificate of cause of death), after subsection (1), insert—
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A registered medical practitioner may, where invited to do so under section 10(2)(b) or 11(6) of the 2011 Act (action following unsatisfactory review), attest and transmit a replacement certificate to a medical reviewer or, as the case may be, the senior medical reviewer.
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Section 27(2) and (3) of the 1965 Act (transmission of certificate of registration) is repealed.
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In section 56(1) of the 1965 Act (interpretation)—
a
before the entry for “birth” insert—
“the 2011 Act” means the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 11);
b
after the entry for “local authority” insert—
“medical reviewer” means a person appointed under paragraph 7A(1) of Schedule 5A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29);
c
after the entry for “relative” insert—
“senior medical reviewer” means a person appointed under paragraph 7A(2) of Schedule 5A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29);