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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-1995/schedule-4/paragraph-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-1995/schedule-4/paragraph-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/36",
  "legislation_title": "Children (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) In section 20(3)(a) (re-registration of birth of person under sixteen), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute “ , by any person (whether or not he has himself attained the age of sixteen years) having parental responsibilities in relation to that person; ”.\n(3) In section 43 (recording of baptismal name or change of name or surname)—\n(a) in subsection (3), the words from “In this” to the end shall cease to have effect;\n(b) in subsections (6)(a) and (7), for the words “the parent or guardian” substitute “ the qualified applicant ”;\n(c) after subsection (9) insert—\n“(9A) In this section “qualified applicant” means—\n(a) where only one parent has parental responsibilities in relation to the child, that parent;\n(b) where both parents have such responsibilities in relation to the child, both parents; and\n(c) where neither parent has such responsibilities, any other person who has such responsibilities.\n(9B) A person may be a qualified applicant for the purposes of this section whether or not he has attained the age of sixteen years”; and\n(d) subsection (10) shall cease to have effect.\n(4) In section 53(3)(c) (offence of failure by parent to give information concerning birth), after the word “fails” insert “ without reasonable excuse ”.\n(5) In section 56(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “parentage” insert—\n““parental responsibilities” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2025/3",
      "affecting_title": "Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 2025"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2025/3",
      "affecting_title": "Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 2025"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2024/2",
      "affecting_title": "Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/36/schedule/4/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:50.972491+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."
}