The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Amendment Regulations 2024 were laid in the Scottish Parliament today (15th October) and will come into effect tomorrow (16th October).
These amendment regulations enable coroner authorisation to be accepted in Scotland to enable burial or cremation there where the death is subject to an ongoing coronial investigation in another part of the UK and where no certificate of registration of death is yet available.
Please take time to read the Scottish Government blog post which sets out the changes.