Scottish Statutory Instruments
Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Etc.
Made
3rd October 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
7th October 2024
Coming into force
1st November 2024
The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43(3), (4) and (5) and section 54(1)(b) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(1) and all other powers enabling her to do so.
In accordance with section 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(2), the Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations.
1965 c. 49 (“the 1965 Act”). Section 43(3) was amended by section 46(a) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) (“the 2006 Act”) and schedule 5 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. Section 43(4) was amended by section 46(b) of the 2006 Act. Section 43(5) was amended by schedule 2 of the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 and section 46(b) of the 2006 Act. Sections 1 and 56(1) of the 1965 Act respectively contain definitions of “Registrar General” and “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the powers under which these Regulations are made.
The functions of the Secretary of State under the 1965 Act were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).