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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

Made 23rd February 2009

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th February 2009

Coming into force 1st April 2009

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 37(1), 39D(1), 39E(3) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965f1, sections 3(1) and 19(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977f2, sections 88(2) and 95(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004f3, section 58(5) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006f4 and all other powers enabling him to do so.

The Scottish Ministersf5 have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 54(1) of the 1965 Act, section 25(1) of the 1977 Act, section 126(3) of the 2004 Act and section 60(1) of the 2006 Act.

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f1

1965 c. 49 (“the 1965 Act”); section 37 was substituted by and sections 39D and 39E were inserted by the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”), section 44. Section 1 of the 1965 Act contains a definition of “Registrar General” and section 56 of that Act contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

f2

1977 c. 15 (“the 1977 Act”); section 3(1) was amended by the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16), Schedule 2, paragraph 3; section 26 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

f3

2004 c. 33; section 126(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” and section 135 contains a definition of “Registrar General” relevant to the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

f4

2006 asp 14; section 60 contains and applies definitions of “prescribed” and “Registrar General” relevant to the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

f5

The functions of the Secretary of State under the 1965 Act and the 1977 Act were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).