
Print Options
PrintThe Whole
Act
PrintThe Whole
Schedule
PrintThe Whole
Part
PrintThis
Cross Heading
only
Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Automatic referral of medical certificates of the cause of death to procurator fiscal


Llinell Amser Newidiadau
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Version Superseded: 25/03/2022
Status:
Point in time view as at 25/03/2020.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Coronavirus Act 2020, Cross Heading: Automatic referral of medical certificates of the cause of death to procurator fiscal.

Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Automatic referral of medical certificates of the cause of death to procurator fiscalS
5(1)A review of a medical certificate of cause of death falls within this paragraph if—S
(a)the review has not been completed at the time a direction under paragraph 2(2) is made, and
(b)the medical reviewer or, as the case may be, senior medical reviewer conducting the review considers that it may be appropriate to refer the certificate to the procurator fiscal for investigation into the cause of death of the deceased person to whom the certificate relates under section 11, 12 or 16 of the 2011 Act.
(2)Where a review falls within this paragraph, the medical reviewer or, as the case may be, senior medical reviewer must refer the certificate to the procurator fiscal for investigation into the cause of death of the deceased person to whom the certificate relates under section 11, 12 or 16 of the 2011 Act.
Yn ôl i’r brig