1989 No. 2371 (S.158)

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1989

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 28A(4), 37(2) and (3), 38(2) and (3), 40(1), 43(8), 47, 54(1) and 56 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 19651, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Secretary of State, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

Interpretation2

In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965;

  • “general search” means a search, over any period of years for any number of entries, made by any person with the permission of the Registrar General or the district registrar;

  • “particular search” means a search for a specified entry caused to be made by the Registrar General or made by a district registrar.

Fees payable to Registrar General3

1

Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation and regulation 5, the fees payable under the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations for the services described in column 2 of that Schedule shall (in place of the amounts previously prescribed which are specified in column 3 thereof2 be the amounts specified in column 4 of that Schedule.

2

The Registrar General may, on application by any body or organisation not operating for profit, determine an annual inclusive fee for general searches made by such body or organisation in lieu of the fees for general searches as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, and any fee so determined shall not exceed the fees otherwise payable under the said Schedule, and shall be subject to annual review thereafter.

Fees payable to district registrars4

Subject to regulation 5, the fees payable under the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations for the services described in column 2 of that Schedule shall (in place of the amounts previously prescribed which are specified in column 3 thereof3 be the amounts specified in column 4 of that Schedule.

Remission of fees5

The Registrar General may remit any fee or part of a fee where the payment of the fee is likely to cause hardship to the person by whom it is payable or the service in respect of which the fee is payable is performed for research purposes.

Revocation6

The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 19884 are hereby revoked.

C M GlennieRegistrar GeneralNew Register House,Edinburgh

Approved by the Secretary of State

Michael B ForsythParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1FEES PAYABLE TO REGISTRAR GENERAL

Regulation 3(1)

1

2

3

4

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

Service

Fee Formerly payable

Fee payable under these Regulations

£

£

Sections 28A(4), 38(2) and (3) and 47

Issue of—

1

first or only extract of entry following particular search where application made—

a

in person

6.00

7.00

b

by post

8.00

9.00

2

second or any subsequent extract of the same entry applied for at the same time

3.50

4.00

3

extract of entry following general search

3.50

4.00

Section 40(1)

4

first or only abbreviated certificate of birth following particular search where application made—

a

in person

5.00

6.00

(b) by post

7.00

8.00

5

second or any subsequent abbreviated certificate of the same entry applied for at the same time

2.50

3.00

6

abbreviated certificate applied for at the same time as an extract of the same entry following particular search

2.50

3.00

7

abbreviated certificate of birth following general search

2.50

3.00

Sections 28A(4), 38(2) and 47

8

Particular search for each period of 5 years or part thereof in the indexes to the statutory registers where specified entry untraced, and application made—

a

in person

2.50

3.00

b

by post

4.50

5.00

9

Particular search for each period of 5 years or part thereof in the parochial registers where specified entry untraced, and application made—

a

in person

2.50

3.00

b

by post

4.50

5.00

10

General search in the indexes to the statutory registers: per day or part thereof

7.00

8.00

11

General search in the parochial registers: per day or part thereof

5.00

6.00

Inclusive general search in the parochial registers and in the indexes to the statutory registers—

12

per day or part thereof

11.00

13.00

13

per week

37.00

45.00

14

per month

100.00

withdrawn

15

per quarter

200.00

250.00

Section 43(8)

16

Recording of name, or change of name or surname, or alternative name

17.00

20.00

SCHEDULE 2FEES PAYABLE TO DISTRICT REGISTRARS

Regulation 4

1

2

3

4

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

Service

Fee Formerly payable

Fee payable under these Regulations

£

£

Section 37(2) and (3)

Issue of—

1

any extract of entry of birth, death or marriage applied for within one month from the date of registration

3.50

4.00

2

first or only extract of entry of birth, death or marriage applied for on any one occasion after one month from the date of registration

6.00

7.00

3

second or any subsequent extract of the same entry applied for on any one occasion after one month from the date of registration

3.50

4.00

4

extract of entry following general search

3.50

4.00

Section 40(1)

5

any abbreviated certificate of birth applied for within one month from the date of registration

2.50

3.00

6

first or only abbreviated certificate applied for on any one occasion after one month from the date of registration

5.00

6.00

7

second or any subsequent abbreviated certificate of the same entry applied for on any one occasion after one month from the date of registration

2.50

3.00

8

abbreviated certificate of birth applied for after one month from the date of registration at the same time as an extract of the same entry following a particular search

2.50

3.00

9

abbreviated certificate of birth following general search

2.50

3.00

Section 37(2)

10

Particular search in the indexes to the statutory registers where specified entry untraced: for each period of 5 years or part thereof

2.50

3.00

11

General search in the indexes to the statutory registers: per hour or part thereof

2.50

3.00

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe, with effect from 1st April 1990, the fees payable to the Registrar General and district registrars for services provided under the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965.

The fees for the first to thirteenth and fifteenth and sixteenth services listed in Schedule 1 and for all the services listed in Schedule 2 are increased. Service fourteen in Schedule 1 is withdrawn.

The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 1988 are revoked.