references to F2the Secretary of State shall be construed as references to the Secretary of State;.

the expression “Registration Acts” means F3the M1Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, and the expression “Registrar-General” means the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland;

for any reference to a registration officer there shall be substituted a reference to a registrar as defined in the M2Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act, 1854;

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