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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/2014-05-21</dc:identifier><dc:title>Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make new provision as respects the registration of births, deaths and marriages in Scotland, and as respects the recording of changes of name or surname there, and for purposes connected therewith.</dc:description><dc:date>1979-08-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2014-05-21</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/body/2014-05-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/body" NumberOfProvisions="71" RestrictEndDate="2014-09-01" RestrictStartDate="2014-05-21"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/part/II/2014-05-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/part/II" NumberOfProvisions="14" RestrictEndDate="2015-05-13" id="part-II" RestrictStartDate="2013-06-08" RestrictExtent="S"><Number>Part II</Number><Title> Registration of Births</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2006-10-01"><Title> Particulars of births to be registered.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/2014-05-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/section/13" id="section-13"><Pnumber>13</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/1/2014-05-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/1" id="section-13-1"><Pnumber><Substitution ChangeId="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767-1448372442001" CommentaryRef="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767">1</Substitution></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767-1448372442001" CommentaryRef="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767">The prescribed particulars of the birth of every child born in Scotland shall be registered in accordance with this Part of this Act and for that purpose each district registrar for each registration district shall keep—</Substitution></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/1/a/2014-05-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/1/a" id="section-13-1-a"><Pnumber><Substitution ChangeId="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767-1448372442001" CommentaryRef="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767">a</Substitution></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767-1448372442001" CommentaryRef="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767">a register of births, and</Substitution></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/1/b/2014-05-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/1/b" id="section-13-1-b"><Pnumber><Substitution ChangeId="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767-1448372442001" CommentaryRef="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767">b</Substitution></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767-1448372442001" CommentaryRef="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767">a register of still-births.</Substitution></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/4/2014-05-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/section/13/4" id="section-13-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where a child is born (whether within or out of Scotland) in a ship, aircraft or land vehicle in the course of a journey, and that child is brought by such ship, aircraft or land vehicle to any place in Scotland, the birth shall, unless the Registrar General otherwise directs, be deemed for the purposes of this section to have occurred at that place.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-21bd5282e67c5b6859261a8b87332767" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 13(1) substituted for s. 13(1)- (1.10.2006 for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 in so far as not already in force) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2006/14" id="cz3sietv1-00265" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2006" Number="14" Title="Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006">Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-00266" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2006/14/section/39/2" SectionRef="section-39-2" Operative="true">ss. 39(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-00267" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2006/14/section/63/2" SectionRef="section-63-2">63(2)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469" id="cz3sietv1-00268" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="469" Title="Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2006">S.S.I. 2006/469</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-00269" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-00268" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-00270" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-00268" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-00271" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-00268" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Schs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-00272" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-00268" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-00273" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-00268" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>