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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^f1 and sections 19(2), 25 and 26 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977^f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and with the approval of the Secretary of State, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1965 c. 49; section 54(1) was amended by the Children Act 1975 (c. 72), Schedule 4, Part III and by the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15), Schedule 3; section 56 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.
f2: 1977 c. 15; section 26 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.