# Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, Section 5: Registration districts and local registration authorities


(1) For the purposes of this Act, the area of each local authority shall be a registration district.
(2) There shall be a local registration authority for each registration district.
(3) The local registration authority for a registration district shall be the local authority whose area comprises that district.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-scotland-act-1965/section-5
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