Subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, a district registrar may refuse to comply with any application voluntarily made to him under this Act [F1or the M1Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977] until the appropriate fee, if any, provided for by [F2or under this Act or the M2Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977] is paid to him; and any such fee, if not prepaid, shall be recoverable by the registrar to whom it is payable.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15), Sch. 2 para. 6(a)
F2Words substituted by Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15), Sch. 2 para. 6(b)
Marginal Citations