Section 54 Recording of certain events in Book of Scottish ConnectionsI1
The Registrar General is to keep a register to be known as the Book of Scottish Connections (“the BSC”) for the purpose of recording, in accordance with subsection (6), qualifying events.
The following events are qualifying events—
a person's birth, where—
the birth occurred outside Scotland; and
the person falls within subsection (4);
a person's death, where—
the death occurred outside Scotland; and
the person falls within subsection (4) or (5);
a marriage, where—
the marriage occurred outside Scotland; and
at least one of the parties falls within subsection (4) or (5);
the formation in a part of the United Kingdom other than Scotland, of a civil partnership, where at least one of the parties falls within subsection (4) or (5);
the entering into of an overseas relationship, where at least one of the parties falls within subsection (4) or (5);
a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership (formed in any part of the United Kingdom) or overseas relationship, where—
the divorce or dissolution occurred outside Scotland; and
at least one of the parties to the divorce or dissolution falls within subsection (4) or (5).
In subsection (2)—
a reference to an event occurring outside Scotland is a reference to its occurring in any other part of the United Kingdom or elsewhere; and
“overseas relationship” has the meaning given by section 212 of the 2004 Act.
A person falls within this subsection if—
one of the person's parents or grandparents was born in Scotland; or
there is an entry in the BSC in respect of any event relating to one of the person's parents or grandparents.
A person falls within this subsection if—
the person was born in Scotland; or
the person was normally resident in Scotland at the time of the event.
The Registrar General is to make an entry in the BSC in respect of a qualifying event where—
an application has been made for the recording of the event;
the application is in the prescribed form;
such fees as may be prescribed are paid;
such documents as may be prescribed are submitted; and
the Registrar General considers it appropriate to do so.