# The Same Sex Marriage (Prescribed Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

S.S.I. 2014/305 · made 11 November 2014 · revised to 14 February 2017

These Regulations prescribe the religious or belief bodies whose ministers, clergymen, pastors, priests or other celebrants are entitled to solemnise same sex marriage without the need to be registered as approved celebrants or authorised to solemnise marriages between persons of the same sex.

Made under: Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (Section 8)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/same-sex-marriage-prescribed-bodies-scotland-regulations-2014/pdf/ssi_20140305_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/same-sex-marriage-prescribed-bodies-scotland-regulations-2014/pdf/ssipn_20140305_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Marriage
Made 11th November 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th November 2014
Coming into force 16th December 2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 8(1B)(a)(i) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 8(1C)(a) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 the bodies prescribed in regulation 2 have requested the Scottish Ministers to prescribe them.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Same Sex Marriage (Prescribed Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 16th December 2014.

## 2 Prescribed bodies

The bodies prescribed for the purposes of section 8(1B)(a)(i) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 are listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.

## Signature

ALEX NEIL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th November 2014

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Humanist Society Scotland
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
The Scottish Unitarian Association

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the religious or belief bodies whose ministers, clergymen, pastors, priests or other celebrants are entitled to solemnise same sex marriage without the need to be registered as approved celebrants or authorised to solemnise marriages between persons of the same sex.

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