# The Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/3156 · made 29 November 1995

These Regulations amend the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1977 so as to substitute revised forms for the Marriage Notice, Marriage Schedule and Certificate of no impediment to marriage. The revised forms make provision for female occupations to be inserted on the forms where appropriate. Other changes are minor and include changes to the style and layout of the forms.

Made under: Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (Section 3, Section 6, Section 7, Section 26)

## Introductory text

MARRIAGE
Made 29th November 1995
Coming into force 1st January 1996
The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 3(1), 6(1), 7(2) 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 under section 25 of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

## 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the principal regulations” means the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1977.

## 3 Amendment of principal regulations

For the form set out in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

## 4 Amendment of principal regulations

For the form set out in Schedule 2 to the principal regulations there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

## 5 Amendment of principal regulations

For the form set out in Schedule 3 to the principal regulations there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

## 6 Revocation

Regulation 3 of and Schedule 1 to the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1986 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

James Meldrum
Registrar General for Scotland
New Register House,
Edinburgh
23rd November 1995
Approved by the Secretary of State
James Douglas-Hamilton
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
29th November 1995

## Schedule 1 MARRIAGE NOTICE – SCOTLAND



## Schedule 2 MARRIAGE SCHEDULE



## Schedule 3 CERTIFICATE OF NO IMPEDIMENT



## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1977 so as to substitute revised forms for the Marriage Notice, Marriage Schedule and Certificate of no impediment to marriage. The revised forms make provision for female occupations to be inserted on the forms where appropriate. Other changes are minor and include changes to the style and layout of the forms.

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