Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 Statutory Guidance
Key operational principles for the purposes of the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
Footnotes
1 Scottish Care Information: a national system that integrates primary and secondary care systems.
2 Relevant duties to inform the registrar are set out in sections 9(2), 10(3), 10(5), 11(5), 11(7) – (9), 12(2) and 12(5) of the 2011 Act.
3 Duties to notify informants are set out in section 13 of the 2011 Act.
4 Section 11 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
5 Section 11(8)(b) or 11(9)(b) of the 2011 Act.
6 Section 10 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
7 Section 11 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
8 Section 11(8)(b) or 11(9)(b) of the 2011 Act.
9 Section 16 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
10 Section 4 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
11 See section 4(5) of the 2011 Act.
12 Section 6 Certification of Death (Scot land) Act 2011
13 Section 7 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
14 Section 17 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
15 Section 27A of the 1965 Act is inserted by section 25 of the 2011 Act.
16 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorisation of Cremation – Death Outwith Scotland) Regulations 2015/162, regulation 2 and schedule containing Form X.
17 Section 17 of the 2011 Act and section 27 of the 1965 Act.
18 Section 18 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
19 Section 14 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
20 Section 15 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
21 Section 19 Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
22 The term “interested person” is defined in section 4(5) of the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011
23 Assistance on how to determine whether a person falls within this category is provided in Scottish Government guidance.
24 The Death Certification Review Service will aim to respond to the Advance Registration application within 2 hours, however approval is not guaranteed as the medical reviewer may need to make further enquiries on the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). It is therefore important any deadlines in relation to the funeral or the registration are provided to DCRS on this form. If the registrar becomes aware of any further deadlines once the Advance Registration application has been submitted, the registrar should contact the service and provide an update.
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Contact
Email: BurialAndCremation@gov.scot