PART 3Arrangements

Pregnancy losses: general

85Duty to keep register

1

Each health authority must prepare and maintain a register containing—

a

prescribed information about the burial or cremation, in pursuance of sections 69 to 84, of the remains of a fetus, and

b

other prescribed information.

2

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—

a

require a register kept under this section to be in a specified form and kept in a specified manner, or

b

make such other provision relating to such a register as they consider appropriate.

3

A register kept under this section must be kept indefinitely.

4

In this section—

  • health authority” means a Health Board or an independent health care service,

  • specified” means specified in the regulations.