# Population (Statistics) Act 1938, Section 6: Application to Scotland.

Extent: E+W+S

In the application of this Act to Scotland—
(a) references to the Secretary of State shall be construed as references to the Secretary of State;.
(b) the expression “Registration Acts” means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, and the expression “Registrar-General” means the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland;
(c) for any reference to a registration officer there shall be substituted a reference to a registrar as defined in the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act, 1854;
(d) . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/1-2/12/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/population-statistics-act-1938/section-6
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