The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88(1) and (5), and 95ZA of the Civil Partnership Act 20041, section 55(2) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 20062, sections 3(1), 6(1) and 7(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 19773, sections 32(1) and 54(1)(b) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 19654 and all other powers enabling him to do so5.
In accordance with section 126(3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, section 60(1) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006, section 25(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and section 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, the Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations.
Citation and commencement1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 16th December 2014.
Amendment of the Registration of Civil Partnerships (Prescription of Forms, Publicisation and Errors) (Scotland) Regulations 20052.
(1)
The Registration of Civil Partnerships (Prescription of Forms, Publicisation and Errors) (Scotland) Regulations 20056 are amended as follows.
(2)
After regulation 6, insert—
“6A.
The notices prescribed for the purposes of section 95ZA(1) and (2) are in the form set out in Schedules 3A and 3B.”.
(3)
For the form set out in Schedule 1 (civil partnership notice), substitute the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
(4)
After Schedule 3, insert Schedules 3A and 3B set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Amendment of the Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 20083.
(1)
The Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 20087 are amended as follows.
(2)
For the form set out in Schedule 7 (entry of marriage), substitute the form set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
Amendment of the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 19974.
(1)
The Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 19978 are amended as follows.
(2)
For the form set out in Schedule 1 (marriage notice - Scotland), substitute the form set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
(3)
For the form set out in Schedule 2 (declaration where marriage proposed between parties related in a specified degree), substitute the form set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.
(4)
For the form set out in Schedule 3 (marriage schedule), substitute the form set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations.
(5)
For the form set out in Schedule 4 (certificate of no impediment), substitute the form set out in Schedule 7 to these Regulations.
Amendment of the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 19975.
(1)
The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 19979 are amended as follows.
(2)
For the form set out in Schedule 17 (marriage register page), substitute the form set out in Schedule 8 to these Regulations.
ROD BURNS
Deputy Registrar General for Scotland
New Register House,
Edinburgh
Approved by the Scottish Ministers
ALEX NEIL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
SCHEDULE 1Form CP10
Regulation 2 (3)
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP NOTICE – SCOTLAND
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2 (4)
“SCHEDULE 3A
Regulation 6A
SCHEDULE 3B
Regulation 6A”
SCHEDULE 3Entry of Marriage
Regulation 3(2)
SCHEDULE 4FORM M10
Regulation 4 (2)
MARRIAGE NOTICE – SCOTLAND
SCHEDULE 5
Regulation 4 (3)
SCHEDULE 6
Regulation 4 (4)
SCHEDULE 7
Regulation 4 (5)
SCHEDULE 8
Regulation 5 (2)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Registration of Civil Partnerships (Prescription of Forms, Publicisation and Errors) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”), the Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”), the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (“the Marriage Regulations”) and the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) in consequence of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014.
The Regulations amend the 2005 Regulations by prescribing the forms of notices to be used by a district registrar to require delivery of a civil partnership schedule under section 95ZA of the 2004 Act where, following the registration of a religious or belief civil partnership, the schedule has not been delivered by either of the parties to that civil partnership within the time period specified in that section. The Regulations also substitute an amended version of Form CP10 (civil partnership notice).
The Regulations amend the 2008 Regulations by substituting an amended version of the form of the Entry of Marriage.
The Regulations amend the Marriage Regulations by substituting amended versions of the following forms: Form M10 (marriage notice); Form DSR (declaration where marriage proposed between parties related in a specified degree); Marriage Schedule; and Form M1 (certificate of no impediment).
The Regulations amend the 1997 Regulations by substituting an amended version of the Marriage Register Page.
