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Publication - Advice and guidance

Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011: statutory guidance

Published
19 August 2015
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781785445927

Key operational principles for the purposes of the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011.

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Footnotes

1. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/2.

2. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/21

3. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/11

4. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/14.

5. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/10

6. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/11

7. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/16

8. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/4

9. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/2

10. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/6

11. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/7

12. www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/17

13. www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/18

14. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/14

15. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/15

16. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/25

17. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/11/section/19

18. The term "interested person" is defined in section 4(5) of the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011

19. Assistance on how to determine whether a person falls within this category is provided in Scottish Government guidance.

Contact

Email: Sarah Dillon

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