Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006

46 Recording change of name or surname

In section 43 of the 1965 Act (recording of baptismal name or change of name or surname)—

(a) in subsection (3)—

(i) the words from “upon” to “applicant” are repealed;

(ii) after “shall” there is inserted “, where, within two years from the date of the birth of the child, an application in the prescribed form is made to the Registrar General in respect of that matter by the qualified applicant,”; and

(iii) for “certificate”, where secondly occurring, there is substituted “application”; and

(b) in each of subsections (4) and (5), the following are repealed—

(i) paragraph (a);

(ii) the word “and” where it occurs immediately after that paragraph; and

(iii) paragraph (b).