# The Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/2636 · made 19 December 1990

These Regulations set out, with effect from 1st April 1991, 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 £6.50 to £7.50, and the fee under section 19(2) is increased from £15 to £16. The Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1989 are revoked.

Made under: Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (Section 3, Section 19, Section 25, Section 26)

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## Introductory text

MARRIAGE
Made 19th December 1990
Laid before Parliament 28th December 1990
Coming into force 1st April 1991
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 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Secretary of State, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

## 2 Fees

(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 £7.50.
(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 £16.

## 3 Fees

The Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1989 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

C. M. Glennie
Registrar General
New Register House,
Edinburgh
18th December 1990
Approved by the Secretary of State
Michael B. Forsyth
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th December 1990

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations set out, with effect from 1st April 1991, 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 £6.50 to £7.50, and the fee under section 19(2) is increased from £15 to £16. The Marriage Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1989 are revoked.

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