Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 in Scotland
2019 c. 12 · Enacted 26 March 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom
An Act to make provision about the registration of marriage; to make provision for the extension of civil partnerships to couples not of the same sex; to make provision for a report on the registration of pregnancy loss; to make provision about the investigation of still-births; and for connected purposes.
[26th March 2019]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Contents
5Supplementary provision about regulations
The Secretary of State may by regulations—
amend the Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Acts 1915 and 1916 so that they no longer apply in England and Wales;
make other provision in consequence of regulations under section 1.
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in consequence of regulations under section 2.
The Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision in consequence of regulations under section 4.
Regulations under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may include provision amending, repealing or revoking provision made by or under primary legislation (whenever passed or made).
Regulations under this Act may make—
different provision for different purposes;
provision generally or for specific cases;
provision subject to exceptions;
incidental, supplementary, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
Regulations under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument.
A statutory instrument that contains (with or without other provision)—
regulations under section 2, or
regulations under any other section of this Act that amend, repeal or revoke any provision of primary legislation,
may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
In this section “primary legislation” means—
an Act of Parliament;
an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales;
Northern Ireland legislation;
a Measure of the Church Assembly or of the General Synod of the Church of England.
6Extent, commencement and short title
This Act extends to England and Wales only, subject to subsection (2).
Section 5 and this section extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
This Act may be cited as the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019.