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The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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These Regulations bring into force particular sections of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 and the schedule bring into force on 2 June 2023, sections 21 (burial authority: code of practice), 27 (exhumation of human remains), 44 (guidance), 64 (cremation authority: code of practice), 90 (inspections: regulations), 95 (licensing scheme: regulations) and 105 (regulations under section 95(1): requirements). Sections 8 (application to carry out burial), 10 (burial register), 22 (private burial), 23 (private burial register), 30 (exhumation register), 42 (register of restored lairs) and 94 (funeral directors’ businesses: licensing) are also partially commenced on that date for the limited purpose of enabling Scottish Ministers to make regulations.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 28 April 2016. By virtue of section 112(1) of the Act, sections 100 (power to suspend or modify certain enactments), 106 (regulations: parliamentary procedure), 107 (interpretation), 108 (ancillary provision), 112 (commencement) and 113 (short title) came into force on the day after Royal Assent.
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