# The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998

S.I. 1998/3191 · made 11 December 1998

These Regulations amend the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 so as to increase certain fees with effect from 1st April 1999.

Made under: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Section 43, Section 54, Section 56); Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (Section 19, Section 25, Section 26)

## Introductory text

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.
MARRIAGE
Made 11th December 1998
Laid before Parliament 21st December 1998
Coming into force 1st April 1999
The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 43(8), 54(1) and 56 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 and sections 19(2), 25 and 26 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and with the approval of the Secretary of State, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998.

## 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In the first entry in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (recording of name, or change of name or surname or alternative name) for the amount specified in column 4 of that Part there shall be substituted “36.00”.

## 3 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In the second entry in column 2 of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (civil marriage ceremony) for the amount specified in column 4 there shall be substituted “45.00”.

## Signature

James Meldrum
Registrar General
New Register House,
Edinburgh
9th December 1998
Approved by the Secretary of State for Scotland
Henry B McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th December 1998

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 so as to increase certain fees with effect from 1st April 1999.
The fee payable for the recording of a name, or change of name or surname or alternative name under the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 is increased from £34.00 to £36.00 (regulation 2).
The fee payable for a civil marriage ceremony under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 is increased from £40.00 to £45.00 (regulation 3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3191 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-1998
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