2022 No. 68
Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Etc.

The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 19771 and section 88(2) of the Civil Partnership Act 20042, and all other powers enabling him to do so.
The Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 25(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 19773 and section 126(3) of the Civil Partnership Act 20044.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 May 2022.

Amendment of the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20062.

(1)

The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20065 are amended as follows.

(2)

In schedule 3 (fees payable under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004 – marriage and registration)—

(a)

in Part I (fees payable under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977), in column 3, for “£30.00” substitute “£45.00”.

(b)

in Part II (fees payable under the Civil Partnership Act 2004 – registration), in column 3, for “£30.00” substitute “£45.00”.

ROD BURNS
Deputy Registrar General for Scotland

New Register House,

Edinburgh

Approved by the Scottish Ministers

ANGUS ROBERTSON
A member of the Scottish Government

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 by District Registrars under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004. The Regulations increase the fee payable on submission of a marriage notice or a notice of a proposed civil partnership from £30 to £45.