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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/447",
  "legislation_title": "The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces-fees-scotland-amendment-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.\nMARRIAGE\nMade 6th December 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 20th December 2000\nComing into force 1st April 2001\nThe Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 3(1), 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 Scottish Ministers, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 15; section 26 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions of the Secretary of State under section 25 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/447/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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