The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Amendment Regulations 2024
These Regulations amend the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Regulations 2015. Regulation 2 makes amendments in respect of the documents required for disposal of a body in Scotland where the death occurs in England and Wales or Northern Ireland to include the coroner’s authorisation for burial or cremation where the death has not been registered.