The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2014/306 |
2014No. 306
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.
MARRIAGE
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
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The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88(1) and (5), and 95ZA of the Civil Partnership Act 2004( 1), section 55(2) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006( 2), sections 3(1), 6(1) and 7(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977( 3), sections 32(1) and 54(1)(b) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965( 4) and all other powers enabling him to do so( 5).
In accordance with section 126(3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, section 60(1) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006, section 25(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and section 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, the Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 16th December 2014.
Amendment of the Registration of Civil Partnerships (Prescription of Forms, Publicisation and Errors) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
2. (1) The Registration of Civil Partnerships (Prescription of Forms, Publicisation and Errors) (Scotland) Regulations 2005( 6) are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 6, insert-
"6A. The notices prescribed for the purposes of section 95ZA(1) and (2) are in the form set out in Schedules 3A and 3B.".
(3) For the form set out in Schedule 1 (civil partnership notice), substitute the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
(4) After Schedule 3, insert Schedules 3A and 3B set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Amendment of the Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 2008
3. (1) The Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 2008( 7) are amended as follows.
(2) For the form set out in Schedule 7 (entry of marriage), substitute the form set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
Amendment of the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997
4. (1) The Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997( 8) are amended as follows.
(2) For the form set out in Schedule 1 (marriage notice - Scotland), substitute the form set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
(3) For the form set out in Schedule 2 (declaration where marriage proposed between parties related in a specified degree), substitute the form set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.
(4) For the form set out in Schedule 3 (marriage schedule), substitute the form set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations.
(5) For the form set out in Schedule 4 (certificate of no impediment), substitute the form set out in Schedule 7 to these Regulations.
Amendment of the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997
5. (1) The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997( 9) are amended as follows.
(2) For the form set out in Schedule 17 (marriage register page), substitute the form set out in Schedule 8 to these Regulations.
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ROD BURNS Deputy Registrar General for Scotland New Register House, Edinburgh |
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11th November 2014 |
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Approved by the Scottish Ministers |
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ALEX NEIL A... |
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