SCHEDULE 1MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

(introduced by section 109)

Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

1

In section 29 (power of local authority to defray expenses of certain persons in visiting persons or attending funerals)—

a

in the title, for the words from “expenses” to the end substitute “ certain travelling expenses ”, and

b

after subsection (1) insert—

1A

In subsection (1), “child” has the meaning given by section 93(2)(a) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.

1B

In subsection (1), the reference to a child who is “looked after” by a local authority is to be construed in accordance with section 17(6) of that Act of 1995.

Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008

2

In the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008, in section 92(1)(b) (application for order in relation to bodies retained in premises)—

a

after “are” insert

—

i

is satisfied that no arrangements have been or are being made under section 65(2) or 66(2) of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 for disposal of the body; or

ii

b

after “not” insert “ otherwise ”.