SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Review of medical certificates of cause of death and cremations: Scotland

PART 1Review of medical certificates of cause of death

3Effect of direction on existing reviews referred under section 24A of the 1965 Act

1

This paragraph applies to any review of a medical certificate of cause of death, other than one falling within paragraph 5, which—

a

was referred for review under section 24A of the 1965 Act prior to a direction being made under paragraph 2(2), and

b

has not been completed at the time the direction is made.

2

The medical reviewer or, as the case may be, senior medical reviewer must—

a

stop conducting the review, and

b

notify the relevant registrar that the death may be registered.