C2Part II Promotion of Social Welfare by Local Authorities
Ancillary
28 Burial or cremation of the dead. C1
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A local authority may cause to be buried or cremated the body of any deceased person who immediately before his death was in the care of, or receiving assistance from F1or was a child being looked after by,, the authority:
Provided that the authority shall not cause the body to be cremated where cremation is not in accordance with the practice of the person’s religious persuasion.
2
An authority may recover from the estate of the deceased person or from any person who was liable to maintain the deceased person immediately before his death expenses incurred under subsection (1) of this section . . . F2
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In subsection (1) of this section, the reference to a child being looked after by a local authority shall be construed in accordance with section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
Pt. II extended with modifications by Guardianship Act 1973 (c. 29), s. 11(5)