2010 No. 92
Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages,etc.

The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1) and 19(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 19771 and sections 88(2) and 95(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 20042 and all other powers enabling him to do so.
The Scottish Ministers3 have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 25(1) of the 1977 Act and section 126(3) of the 2004 Act.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st April 2010.

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

(1)

Schedule 3 to the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20064 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In Part I (fees payable under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977), in column 3—

(a)

for “£28.00” substitute “£30.00”; and

(b)

for £50.00” substitute “£55.00”.

(3)

In Part II (fees payable under the Civil Partnership Act 2004 – registration). in column 3—

(a)

for “£28.00” substitute “£30.00”; and

(b)

for “£50.00” substitute “£55.00”.

PAUL M PARR
Registrar General for Scotland

New Register House,

Edinburgh

Approved by the Scottish Ministers

JIM MATHER
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(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 Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

They increase the fees payable for submission of a marriage notice (regulation 2(2)(a)) and for a civil marriage ceremony (regulation 2(2)(b)). They also increase the fees for submission of a notice of a proposed civil partnership (regulation 2(3)(a) and for civil partnership registration (regulation 2(3)(b)).