2009 No. 64

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 37(1), 39D(1), 39E(3) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 19651, sections 3(1) and 19(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 19772, sections 88(2) and 95(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 20043, section 58(5) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 20064 and all other powers enabling him to do so.

The Scottish Ministers5 have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 54(1) of the 1965 Act, section 25(1) of the 1977 Act, section 126(3) of the 2004 Act and section 60(1) of the 2006 Act.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st April 2009.

Amendments to the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20062

1

The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20066 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

2

In Part II of Schedule 2 (fees payable to district registrars for issue of extracts of entries in statutory registers and parochial registers) in column 3 of entries 1 and 2, for “£8.50” substitute “£9.00”.

3

In Part I of Schedule 3 (fees payable under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977)–

a

in column 3–

i

for “£26.00” substitute “£28.00”; and

ii

for “£46.50” substitute “£50.00”; and

b

omit column 4.

4

In Part II of Schedule 3 (fees payable under the Civil Partnership Act 2004 – registration)–

a

in column 3–

i

for “£26.00” substitute “£28.00”; and

ii

for “£46.50” substitute “£50.00”; and

b

omit column 4.

PAUL M PARRDeputy Registrar General for ScotlandNew Register House,Edinburgh

Approved by the Scottish Ministers

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

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend fees payable under the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 in connection with services provided under the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006.

They increase the fees payable for extracts of entries in statutory and parochial registers (regulation 2(2)), submission of a marriage notice and a civil marriage ceremony (regulation 2(3)) and submission of a notice of a proposed civil partnership and registration of a civil partnership (regulation 2(4)). They omit column 4 of Parts I and II of Schedule 3 (fee formerly payable) because the extent of the current increase is shown in these Regulations.