Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1995/3156
Year1995

1995 No. 3156 (S.231)

MARRIAGE

The Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

Made 29th November 1995

Coming into force 1st January 1996

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 3(1), 6(1), 7(2) and 26 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 19771, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and with the approval of the Secretary of State under section 25 of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

Interpretation
S-2 Interpretation

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the principal regulations” means the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 19772.

Amendment of principal regulations

Amendment of principal regulations

S-3 For the form set out in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations...

3. For the form set out in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations3there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

S-4 For the form set out in Schedule 2 to the principal regulations...

4. For the form set out in Schedule 2 to the principal regulations there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

S-5 For the form set out in Schedule 3 to the principal regulations...

5. For the form set out in Schedule 3 to the principal regulations there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

Revocation
S-6 Revocation

Revocation

6. Regulation 3 of and Schedule 1 to the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 19864is hereby revoked.

James Meldrum

Registrar General for Scotland

New Register House,

Edinburgh

23rd November 1995

James Douglas-Hamilton

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th November 1995

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 3

MARRIAGE NOTICE – SCOTLAND

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 4

MARRIAGE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 5

CERTIFICATE OF NO IMPEDIMENT

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1977 so as to substitute revised forms for the Marriage Notice, Marriage Schedule and Certificate of no impediment to marriage. The revised forms make provision for female...

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