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The Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/2215 · Made 16 December 1988

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MARRIAGE

Made 16th December 1988

Laid before Parliament 30th December 1988

Coming into force 1st April 1989

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 3(1), 19(2), 25 and 26 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Secretary of State, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1

1977 c. 15

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Fees
  3. 3Fees
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.

2Fees

(1)

The fee payable under section 3(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 to the district registrar by each person submitting a marriage notice shall be £5.75.

(2)

The fee payable under section 19(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 to an authorised registrar before solemnisation of a civil marriage shall be £13.

3Fees

The Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1986 f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

C M Glennie

Registrar General

New Register House,

Edinburgh

16th December 1988

Approved by the Secretary of State

Michael B Forsyth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

16th December 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out, with effect from 1st April 1989, the fees payable under sections 3(1) and 19(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (fees for the preliminaries to marriage and for the solemnisation of a civil marriage respectively). The fee under section 3(1) is increased from £5 to £5.75, and the fee under section 19(2) is increased from £12 to £13. The Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1986 are revoked.