Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

[F1 39A Notice of registration events to third parties S

(1) Where—

(a) the Registrar General receives an application for notice to be given to a person specified in the application of—

(i) a birth (other than a still-birth),

(ii) a death,

(iii) a marriage,

(iv) a change of name or surname or an alternative name,

(b) the application is in the prescribed form,

(c) such fee as may be prescribed has been paid, and

(d) subsection (2) below applies,

the Registrar General shall, if the Registrar General considers it appropriate to do so, give such notice to such person.

(2) This subsection applies—

(a) in the case of a birth, if—

(i) the birth has been registered in accordance with section 16B of this Act, and

(ii) the application is made by a qualified informant in relation to the birth,

(b) in the case of a death, if—

(i) the death has been registered in accordance with section 25B of this Act, and

(ii) the application is made by a qualified informant in relation to the death,

(c) in the case of a marriage, if—

(i) the marriage has been registered in accordance with section 15 or 19 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, and

(ii) the application is made by a party to the marriage, and

(d) in the case of a change of name or surname or an alternative name, if—

(i) the change or alternative has been recorded in pursuance of section 43 of this Act, and

(ii) the application is made by a relevant person.

(3) In subsection (2)(d)(ii) above, “ relevant person ” means—

(a) in the case of a change of name or surname recorded in pursuance of section 43(3) of this Act, the qualified applicant,

(b) in any other case, the person upon whose application the recording in pursuance of section 43 of this Act proceeded.

(4) An application for the giving of notice under subsection (1) above may be made to—

(a) the Registrar General, or

(b) the district registrar for any registration district.

(5) If such an application is made to a district registrar, the district registrar shall as soon as practicable submit the application to the Registrar General.

(6) For the purpose of subsection (1) above notice shall be given—

(a) in such form as may be prescribed, and

(b) by such means as the Registrar General may determine.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 39A-39E substituted for ss. 39, 40 (1.10.2006 for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 for further specified purposes) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 44(5), 63(2); S.S.I. 2006/469, arts. 2, 3, Schs. 1, 2 (with art. 4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 39A applied (with modifications) by 2004 c. 33, s. 98(2)(3) (as substituted (1.10.2006 for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 52(6), 63(2); S.S.I. 2006/469, arts. 2, 3, Schs. 1, 2 (with art. 4))