SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 28Transportation, storage and disposal of dead bodies etc
F1PART 5Interpretation
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In this Schedule—
“the appropriate national authority” means—- a
in relation to local authorities and areas in England, the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office, - b
in relation to local authorities and areas in Wales, the Welsh Ministers, - c
in relation to local authorities and areas in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers, and - d
in relation to local authorities and areas in Northern Ireland, a Northern Ireland department;
- a
“burial authority” means—- a
a burial authority for the purposes of section 214 of the Local Government Act 1972, - b
a burial authority for the purposes of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 20) (see section 2 of that Act), or - c
a district council in Northern Ireland exercising its functions under Part 3 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878;
- a
“combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;“cremation authority” means—- a
a cremation authority for the purposes of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (see section 47(5) of that Act), or - b
a district council in Northern Ireland providing and maintaining a crematorium under Article 17 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1208) (N.I. 15));
- a
“English local authority” means—- a
a combined authority, - b
a county council, - c
a district council, - d
a London borough council, - e
the Greater London Authority, - f
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, or - g
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
- a
“local authority” means—- a
an English local authority, - b
a county council in Wales or a county borough council, - c
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or - d
a district council in Northern Ireland;
- a
“mayoral combined authority” has the meaning given by section 107A(8) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
Sch. 28 Pt. 5 suspended (E.) (28.10.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension: Disposal of Bodies) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1199), regs. 1(2), 2
Sch. 28 Pt. 5 suspended (S.) (12.12.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension: Disposal of Bodies) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/391), regs. 1(1), 2