Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016
Inquiries into certain deaths
1Inquiries under this Act
Inquiries into deaths occurring in Scotland
2Mandatory inquiries
3Mandatory inquiries: exceptions
4Discretionary inquiries
5Certain deaths and accidents to be treated as occurring in Scotland
Inquiries into deaths occurring abroad
6Inquiries into deaths occurring abroad: general
7Inquiries into deaths occurring abroad: service personnel
Family liaison charter
8Family liaison charter
Reasons where inquiry not held
9Reasons for decision not to hold an inquiry
Procurator fiscal’s investigation
10Citation of witnesses for precognition
Participants
11Persons who may participate in the inquiry
Location
12Places at which inquiries may be held
13Jurisdiction in relation to inquiries
Inquiries into multiple deaths
14Inquiry into more than one death
Pre-inquiry procedure
15Initiating the inquiry
16Preliminary hearings
17Notice of the inquiry
18Agreement of facts before an inquiry
The inquiry
19The powers of the sheriff
20Evidence and witnesses
21Inquiry to be conducted in public
22Publishing restrictions in relation to children
23Offences by bodies corporate etc.
24Assessors
25Expenses
Findings and recommendations
26The sheriff’s determination
27Dissemination of the sheriff’s determination
28Compliance with sheriff’s recommendations
29Reports
Further inquiry proceedings
30Circumstances in which there may be further proceedings
31Precognition of witnesses
32Initiating further proceedings
33Re-opened inquiries
34Fresh inquiries
35Further inquiry proceedings: compliance with recommendations
Inquiry procedure rules
36Power to regulate procedure etc.
Specialist sheriffs and summary sheriffs
37Judicial specialisation in inquiries
38Summary sheriff: competence to conduct inquiries
General
39Repeal and modification of enactments
40Interpretation
41Ancillary provision
42Commencement
43Short title
SCHEDULE 1PROCEDURE RULES
1Role of the Scottish Civil Justice Council
SCHEDULE 2MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS
1Gas Act 1965
2Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
3Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982
4Anatomy Act 1984
5Merchant Shipping Act 1995
6Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995
7Petroleum Act 1998
8Freedom of Information Act 2000
9Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002
10Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
11Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
12Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006
13Armed Forces Act 2006
14Coroners and Justice Act 2009
15Energy Act 2013
16Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014

Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016

2016 asp 2

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the holding of public inquiries in respect of certain deaths.