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Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

1965 c. 49 · Enacted 5 August 1965 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act to make new provision as respects the registration of births, deaths and marriages in Scotland, and as respects the recording of changes of name or surname there, and for purposes connected therewith.

[5th August 1965]C1C2C3I1C4C5

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Modifications

C1

Act extended by Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 28), ss. 45(8), 67(2)

C2

Act: power to extend Act conferred by British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61, SIF 87), s. 41(4)(5)

C3

Act extended (with modifications) by S.I. 1982/1526, art. 4(1)

C4

Act applied (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), ss. 54(1), 121(2); S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)

C5

Act applied (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), ss. 53(3), 121(2); S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)

Commencement

I1

Act wholly in force at 1.1.1966, see s. 59(3)

Contents

  1. Part I: General Organisation of Registration Service
  2. Central Organisation
  3. 1The Registrar General.
  4. 2Registrar General’s staff.
  5. 3General Register Office.
  6. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. Local Organisation
  8. 5Registration districts and local registration authorities
  9. 6Alteration of registration districts. Repealed
  10. 7Senior and district registrars and other staff.
  11. 8Registration offices.
  12. 9Area repositories.
  13. 10Delivery up of books etc. on ceasing to hold office.
  14. 11General provision as to fees.
  15. 12Fees to be accounted for.
  16. Part II: Registration of Births
  17. 13Particulars of births to be registered.
  18. 14Duty to give information of particulars of birth.
  19. 14ADirections about giving information of particulars of birth
  20. 15Duty to give information concerning finding of infant children.
  21. 16Registrar’s power to require information concerning birth to be given.
  22. 16AProvision of birth particulars to Registrar General
  23. 16BRegistration of births
  24. 17Registration after expiration of three months from date of birth or finding.
  25. 18Births of children born out of wedlock.
  26. 18ZARegistration of father or second female parent by virtue of certain provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  27. 18ADecrees of parentage and non-parentage.
  28. 18BBirths of children where second female parent by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  29. 19Free abbreviated certificate of birth. Repealed
  30. 20Re-registration in certain cases.
  31. 21Still-births.
  32. 21AMeaning of birth registration form
  33. Part III: Registration of Deaths
  34. 22Particulars of deaths to be registered.
  35. 23Duty to give information of particulars of death.
  36. 23ADirections about giving information of particulars of death
  37. 24Certificate of cause of death.
  38. 24ADuty to refer certain certificates of cause of death for review
  39. 24BRequest for review not to stay registration
  40. 25Registrar’s power to require information concerning death to be given.
  41. 25AProvision of death particulars to Registrar General
  42. 25BRegistration of deaths
  43. 26Registration after expiration of three months from date of death or finding of body.
  44. 27Free certificate of registration of death.
  45. 27AOffence of disposal of body without authorisation
  46. 28Intimation of certain deaths by registrar to Procurator-Fiscal and vice-versa.
  47. 28ZAMeaning of death registration form
  48. Part IIIA
  49. 28ARegistration of divorces and declarators of nullity of marriage.
  50. 28B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. Part IV
  52. 29—31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  53. Part V: General
  54. Registers
  55. 32Provision of registers etc. by Registrar General.
  56. 33Duplicate and copy registers.
  57. 34Examination and transmission of registers
  58. 35Reproduction of registers. Repealed
  59. 36Replacement of lost registers etc.
  60. Searches and Extracts, etc.
  61. 37Issuing of extracts of entries in current registers
  62. 38Search of indexes kept by Registrar General.
  63. 39ANotice of registration events to third parties
  64. 39BApplication by third party for notification of death
  65. 39CProvision of information to district registrars
  66. 39DSearching of indexes and issuing of extracts by district registrars
  67. 39EAbbreviated extracts
  68. 41Form and authentication of registration information
  69. 41AAdmissibility of registration information as evidence
  70. Corrections and Changes of Name or Surname
  71. 42Correction of errors in registers.
  72. 43Recording of baptismal name or change of name or surname.
  73. 44Register of Corrections Etc.
  74. Parochial Registers
  75. 45Correction of entries in parochial registers.
  76. 46Parochial registers to be transmitted to Registrar General.
  77. 47Search of parochial registers etc., and provision of extracts therefrom.
  78. Miscellaneous
  79. 48Decrees of court altering status.
  80. 49Signing by mark by persons unable to write.
  81. 50Events occurring in institutions.
  82. 51Returns to be made by registrar.
  83. 52Sending of documents by post.
  84. 53Offences.
  85. 54Regulations.
  86. 54AForm, and manner of attestation, of documents
  87. 55Expenses.
  88. 56Interpretation.
  89. 57Savings etc.
  90. 58Consequential amendments and repeals.
  91. 59Short title, extent and commence-ment.
  92. Schedule 1Consequential Amendments of other Enactments
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. The Marriage Notice (Scotland) Act 1878
  95. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  96. The Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939
  97. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  98. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  99. The Family Allowances Act 1945
  100. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  101. The National Insurance Act 1946
  102. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  103. The Adoption Act 1958
  104. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  105. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  106. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  107. The Adoption Act 1964
  108. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  109. Schedule 2Schedule 2