The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Amendment Regulations 2024: business and regulatory impact assessment

6 Regulatory and EU Alignment Impacts

The regulatory context within which Scottish Government policy is developed changed on 31 December 2020 when the UK left the EU single market. This section requires you to consider what, if any, impacts the proposed measure will have on the following regulatory features related to leaving the EU: intra-UK trade, international trade and the Scottish Government’s EU alignment policy.

6.1 Intra-UK Trade

Is this measure likely to impact on intra-UK trade? Yes, in a positive way. The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 contains provisions under Part 2 for market access for services (mutual recognition of authorisation requirements and non-discrimination of service providers in respect of regulatory requirements).

These regulations do not make any authorisation requirements. This amendment makes provision in respect of pre-existing regulatory requirements around disposal of bodies in Scotland. It ensures the recognition of coroner authorisation by burial and cremation authorities in Scotland, upholding the mutual recognition principle.