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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

Made 28th February 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd March 2005

Coming into force 1st April 2005

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28A(4), 38(2) and (3), 47 and 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965^f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Scottish Ministers^f2 in accordance with section 54(1) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1965 c. 49; section 28A was inserted by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 50(1); 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: The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).