{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/book-of-scottish-connections-regulations-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/book-of-scottish-connections-regulations-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2008/386",
  "legislation_title": "The Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/book-of-scottish-connections-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.\nMade 24th November 2008\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 25th November 2008\nComing into force 5th January 2009\nThe Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54(6)(b) and (c), 55(2), (6) and (9) and 61(2)(a) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 and all other powers enabling him to do so.\nThe Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 60(1) of the 2006 Act.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 asp 14 (“the 2006 Act”); section 60 contains and applies definitions of “prescribed” and “Registrar General” relevant to the exercise of statutory powers under which these Regulations are made."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/386/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:04:32.010115+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}