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.