Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016
Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 2)
- Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 2)
- Inquiries into certain deaths
- 1 Inquiries under this Act
- Inquiries into deaths occurring in Scotland
- 2 Mandatory inquiries
- 3 Mandatory inquiries: exceptions
- 4 Discretionary inquiries
- 5 Certain deaths and accidents to be treated as occurring in Scotland
- Inquiries into deaths occurring abroad
- 6 Inquiries into deaths occurring abroad: general
- 7 Inquiries into deaths occurring abroad: service personnel
- Deaths related to the Northern Ireland Troubles
- 7A Inquiries and investigations into Troubles-related deaths
- Family liaison charter
- 8 Family liaison charter
- Reasons where inquiry not held
- 9 Reasons for decision not to hold an inquiry
- Procurator fiscal's investigation
- 10 Citation of witnesses for precognition
- Participants
- 11 Persons who may participate in the inquiry
- Location
- 12 Places at which inquiries may be held
- 13 Jurisdiction in relation to inquiries
- Inquiries into multiple deaths
- 14 Inquiry into more than one death
- Pre-inquiry procedure
- 15 Initiating the inquiry
- 16 Preliminary hearings
- 17 Notice of the inquiry
- 18 Agreement of facts before an inquiry
- The inquiry
- 19 The powers of the sheriff
- 20 Evidence and witnesses
- 21 Inquiry to be conducted in public
- 22 Publishing restrictions in relation to children
- 23 Offences by bodies corporate etc.
- 24 Assessors
- 25 Expenses
- Findings and recommendations
- 26 The sheriff's determination
- 27 Dissemination of the sheriff's determination
- 28 Compliance with sheriff's recommendations
- 29 Reports
- Further inquiry proceedings
- 30 Circumstances in which there may be further proceedings
- 31 Precognition of witnesses
- 32 Initiating further proceedings
- 33 Re-opened inquiries
- 34 Fresh inquiries
- 35 Further inquiry proceedings: compliance with recommendations
- Inquiry procedure rules
- 36 Power to regulate procedure etc.
- Specialist sheriffs and summary sheriffs
- 37 Judicial specialisation in inquiries
- 38 Summary sheriff: competence to conduct inquiries
- General
- 39 Repeal and modification of enactments
- 40 Interpretation
- 41 Ancillary provision
- 42 Commencement
- 43 Short title
- SCHEDULE A1 Inquiries and investigations into Troubles-related deaths
- Obligatory discontinuance of existing inquiries and investigations
- New inquiries and investigations
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 1 PROCEDURE RULES
- Role of the Scottish Civil Justice Council
- SCHEDULE 2 MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS
- Gas Act 1965
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982
- Anatomy Act 1984
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995
- Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995
- Petroleum Act 1998
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
- Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006
- Armed Forces Act 2006
- Coroners and Justice Act 2009
- Energy Act 2013
- Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014
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