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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/469",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2006",
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  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into force on 1st October 2006",
  "text": "Column 1 – Provisions\nColumn 2 – purpose\nSections 39 and 40 (registration of births and still-births)\nFor the purpose of prescribing by regulations–\n(a) particulars of births and still-births;\n(b) forms concerning births and still-births;\n(c) means of submission; and\n(d) manners of attestation.\nSection 41(1)\nFor the purpose of the amendments in section 41(2)(a) and (3).\nSection 41(2)(a) and (3) (cases and manner of re-registration of births)\nSection 42 (registration of deaths)\nFor the purpose of prescribing by regulations–\n(a) particulars of deaths;\n(b) forms concerning deaths;\n(c) means of submission; and\n(d) manners of attestation.\nSection 43 (registers kept by district registrars)\nSection 44(1)\nFor the purpose of the amendments in section 44 commenced by this Schedule.\nSection 44(3) and (4) (issue of extract entries in current registers and indexing)\nSection 44(5) (notice of registration events, provision and sale of information for district registrars, abbreviated extracts)\n1 For the purpose of prescribing by regulations–\n(a) the form of applications for notice of registration events and deaths in Scotland;\n(b) the means of giving such notice;\n(c) the form of such notice; and\n(d) particulars contained in abbreviated extracts of births or deaths.\n2 For the purpose of prescribing fees by regulations for–\n(a) applications for notice of registration events and deaths in Scotland; and\n(b) abbreviated extracts of births or deaths.\nSection 44(6) (form, authentication and admissibility of registration information)\nFor the purposes of prescribing by regulations–\n(a) the form of extracts and notices; and\n(b) the manner of authentication of extracts and notices.\nSection 45 (correction of errors in registers)\nSection 46 (recording change of name or surname)\nFor the purpose of prescribing by regulations the form of applications for change of name or surname.\nSection 47(1)\nFor the purpose of the amendment made by section 47(3).\nSection 47(3) (form, and manner of attestation, of documents)\nSection 48(1)\nFor the purpose of the amendments in section 48(7) and (9)(a), (b)(ii) and (c).\nSection 48(7) and (9)(a), (b)(ii) and (c) (marriages at sea)\nSection 49 (marriage procedure: miscellaneous amendments)\nFor the purpose of prescribing by regulations the relevant particulars of the intended marriage.\nSection 50(1)\nFor the purpose of the amendments in section 50 commenced by this Schedule.\nSection 50(2) to (9) (marriage procedure: electronic communications)\nFor the purpose of prescribing manners of attestation by regulations.\nSection 50(10) (form, and manner of attestation of documents)\nSection 52(1)\nFor the purpose of the amendments in section 52 commenced by this Schedule.\nSection 52(2)(a) to (c) (civil partnership procedure: miscellaneous amendments)\nFor the purposes of prescribing by regulations–\n(a) fees for registration as civil partners; and\n(b) manners of attestation.\nSection 52(2)(d) and (3)\nSection 52(4)\nFor the purpose of prescribing manners of attestation by regulations.\nSection 52(5)\nSection 52(6)\nFor the purpose of prescribing by regulations–\n(a) the form of applications for notice of registration of civil partnerships in Scotland;\n(b) the means of giving such notice;\n(c) the form of such notice; and\n(d) fees for search and issue of an extract of an entry in the civil partnership register.\nSection 52(7)\nSection 53 (provision of information about civil partnerships for certain purposes: fees)\nSections 54 and 55 (the Book of Scottish Connections)\nFor the purpose of prescribing by regulations–\n(a) the form of an application to have a qualifying event registered;\n(b) fees for such an application;\n(c) documents to be submitted; and\n(d) the form of an entry.\nSections 56 to 58 (other provisions about information held by Registrar General)\nSection 59(1)(b) (accounting for fees by district registrars)\nSection 60 (interpretation)",
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