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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces-fees-scotland-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/643",
  "legislation_title": "The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.\nMARRIAGE\nMade 9th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 28A(4), 37(2) and (3), 38(2) and (3), 40(1), 43(8), 47, 54(1) and 56 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 and sections 3(1), 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:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1965 c. 49; section 28A was inserted by section 50(1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73); 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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1977 c. 15; section 3(1)was amended by the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16), Schedule 2, paragraph 3; section 26 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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