The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 141

Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Etc.

The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014

Made

27th May 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

29th May 2014

Coming into force

6th August 2014

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(1) and 54(1)(b) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(1) and all other powers enabling him to do so.

The Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(2).

(1)

1965 c.49 (“the 1965 Act”). Section 24(1) of the 1965 Act was amended by section 42(4)(a) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) and section 26(2) of the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 11). 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 statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The Deputy Registrar General is authorised to make these Regulations on behalf of the Registrar General by virtue of section 2(3) of the 1965 Act.

(2)

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