The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 315  

Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages,etc

Marriage

The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Made

16th September 2009

Coming into force

28th September 2009

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(1), sections 13(1), 18(1)(b)(i)(aa) and (c)(i), 21(4) and (5), 22(1), 32(1), 39B(1)(b), 43(3) to (5) and 54(1)(b), the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977(2), sections 3(1) and 6(1), and all other powers enabling him to do so.

The Scottish Ministers(3) have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 54(1) of the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 and section 25(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977.

(1)

1965 c.49 (“the 1965 Act”). Section 18(1)(b)(i)(aa) and (c)(i) of the 1965 Act was amended by the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (c.9), section 10(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 8(2). Section 21(4) of the 1965 Act was amended by the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) (“the 2006 Act”), section 40(4)(a). Section 32(1) of the 1965 Act was amended by the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c.15), Schedule 2, paragraph 8. Section 39B(1)(b) of the 1965 Act was inserted by the 2006 Act, section 44(5). Section 43 of the 1965 Act was amended by the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 (c.50), Schedule 2, paragraph 1, the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36), Schedule 4, paragraph 12(3)(a) and the 2006 Act, section 46. Section 1 of the 1965 Act 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)

1977 c.15. Section 26 of that Act applies a definition of “Registrar General” in section 1 of the 1965 Act and contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

(3)

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