
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into force on 25th March 2015.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011.
2 
The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of the Schedule) is 25th March 2015, but only for the purposes specified in column 3 of the Schedule.
3 
The day appointed for the coming into force of the Act, insofar as not already in force, is 13th May 2015.
MAUREEN WATT
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th March 2015
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1Provisions of the Act Column 2Subject Matter Column 3Purpose
Section 4(8) Application for review of certificate by interested person Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made
Section 18(4) Medical reviewers to authorise cremation Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made
Section 19(4) Post-mortem examination of person who died outwith United Kingdom Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made
Section 25 Prohibition on disposal of body without authorisation Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made under section 27A(2) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965