2016 No. 64
The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28A(4), 38(2) and (3), 47 and 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 19651, section 38 of that Act as applied by section 98 of the Civil Partnership Act 20042, section 122(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 20043, sections 55(6) and 58(5) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 20064 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 19655, section 126(3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and section 60(1) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st September 2016.
Amendment of the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20062
1
The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20066 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “Internet search session”, for “30 computer screens or part screens” substitute “5 electronic images”.
3
In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (searches in statutory registers and parochial registers), for “7.00” (fee for an Internet search)7 each time it appears in column 3, substitute “7.50”.
Amendment of the Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 20083
1
The Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 20088 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “internet search session”, for “30 computer screens or part screens” substitute “5 electronic images”.
3
In Schedule 9 (fees payable to Registrar General), for “7.00” (fee for an internet search)9 in column 3, substitute “7.50”.
Approved by the Scottish Ministers
(This note is not part of the Regulations)