The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 575

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

MARRIAGE

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP

The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Made

29th November 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

30th November 2006

Coming into force

1st January 2007

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28A(4), 37(1), 38(2) and (3), 39D(1) and 39E(3), 43(8), 47 and 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(1), sections 38 and 39C of that Act as applied by sections 98 and 122(7) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(2), sections 3(1) and 19(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977(3), sections 88(1), 95(4), 122(4) and 134(2) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, sections 58(5) and (8) and 61(2)(a) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006(4) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers(5) in accordance with sections 54(1) of the 1965 Act, 25(1) of the 1977 Act, 126(3) of the 2004 Act and 60(1) of the 2006 Act, makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1965 c. 49 (“the 1965 Act”); section 28A was inserted by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 10(1); section 37 was amended 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 54(1) was amended by the Children Act 1975 (c. 72), Schedule 4, part III, the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15), Schedule 3, and the 2006 Act, section 41(3). Section 1 contains a definition of “Registrar General” and section 56 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

(2)

2004 c. 33; section 98 was substituted by the 2006 Act, section 52(6); section 122(7) was inserted by the 2006 Act; section 52(7); section 39D of the 1965 Act applies to any information shared with district registrars under section 39C; section 126(1) and 135 contain definitions of “prescribed” and “Registrar General” respectively relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

(3)

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 exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

(4)

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

(5)

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