Public Health Legislation in Scotland: A Consultation
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ANNEX I: PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) ACT 1897 - SECTIONS RELATING TO MORTUARIES AND CARE OF DEAD BODIES
Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897: Section Number and Title |
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Section 56 Penalty on exposure of infected persons and things |
Section 62 Prohibition of retention of dead body in certain cases |
Section 63 Body of person dying of infectious disease in hospital etc to be removed only for burial |
Section 64 Disinfection of public conveyances if used for carrying corpses |
Section 68 Power of local authority to provide mortuaries |
Section 69 Power of sheriff etc. in certain cases to order removal of dead body to mortuary |
Section 70 Power of local authority to provide places for post-mortem examinations |
Section 71 Power to sanitary authorities to unite for providing mortuary |
Section 141 Power of borrowing for hospitals etc, including purchasing and furnishing mortuaries |
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