The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2002

Made26th August 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament28th August 2002

Coming into force1st October 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 19681 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st October 2002.

(2)

In this Order a reference to a numbered column is to the column in the Schedule to this Order bearing that number.

Fees2.

Each of the enactments mentioned in column 1 is hereby amended by varying the sum specified by that enactment as the amount or maximum amount payable in respect of the matter described in column 2 from the sum shown in column 3 to the sum shown in column 4.

Revocation3.

The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 19972 is hereby revoked.

R J SIMPSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th August 2002

SCHEDULE

Article 2

1	2	3	4
Enactment	Matter	Sum specified as amount or maximum amount payable before 1st October 2002	Sum specified as amount or maximum amount payable on and after 1st October 2002
		£	£
Savings Bank Act 1887 (c. 40), section 103	Certificate of birth, death or marriage, for purposes of certain Acts	8.00	8.50
Factories Act 1961 (c. 34), section 178(1)	Certified extract of entry in register of births, for purposes of that Act	8.00	8.50
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 124(3)4	Certified copy of entry of particulars of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts	8.00	8.50
Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), section 84(1)	Certified copy of entry in register of births, for purposes of certain Acts	8.00	8.50

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, amends, with effect from 1st October 2002, the sum specified as the amount or maximum amount payable under certain statutory provisions for a certificate of birth, death or marriage issued for the purposes of certain Acts. The sum specified as the amount or maximum amount payable is increased as at that date from £8.00 to £8.50. The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1997 is revoked.