Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011

21Duty to co-operateS

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Health Boards, Special Health Boards, the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service and medical reviewers (including the senior medical reviewer) are to co-operate with one another in the exercise of their respective functions in relation to—

(a)the completion and review of medical certificates of cause of death (including in particular the recording of causes of deaths),

(b)the collation and analysis of information relating to the causes of death,

(c)the disposal of bodies.

Commencement Information

I1S. 21 in force for specified purposes at 8.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/159, art. 2, Sch.

I2S. 21 in force at 13.5.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2015/115, art. 3