2007 No. 567

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Made

Coming into force

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39B(1)(b) and (2)(a) and 54(1)(b) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 19651 and all other powers enabling him to do so.

The Scottish Ministers2 have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 54(1) of that Act.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and come into force on 14th January 2008.

Notification of deaths to third parties2

In the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 19973—

a

after regulation 17 insert—

17A

The application prescribed for the purposes of section 39B(1)4 shall be in the form set out in Schedule 15A.

17B

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 39B(2) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 15B.

b

after Schedule 15 insert Schedules 15A and 15B set out in Schedules 1 and 2 to these Regulations.

DUNCAN MACNIVENRegistrar General for ScotlandNew Register House,Edinburgh

Approved by the Scottish Ministers

JIM MATHERAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 15AAPPLICATION FORM — DISCLOSURE OF DEATH INFORMATION SCHEME

Regulation 17A

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SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 15BFORM OF NOTICE — DISCLOSURE OF DEATH INFORMATION SCHEME

Regulation 17B

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe an application form for a third party to apply for notification of death and the form of notice that will be used by the Registrar General under the disclosure of death information scheme, as provided for in section 39B of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965.