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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

Registration of births

Registration of deaths

Registration of marriages

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-04-19

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

These Regulations consolidate with only minor drafting amendments and revoke the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1965 and the Regulations amending those Regulations. Minor amendments include changes to the style and layout of the forms.

The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms and Errors) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

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The Registration of Births, Still-births and Deaths (Prescription of Forms and Attestation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

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The Registration of Births, Still-births and Deaths (Prescription of Forms and Attestation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

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The Registration of Births, Still-births and Deaths (Prescription of Forms and Attestation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

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The Registration of Births, Still-births and Deaths (Prescription of Forms and Attestation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

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The Registration of Births, Still-births and Deaths (Prescription of Forms and Attestation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

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The Registration of Births, Still-births and Deaths (Prescription of Forms and Attestation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

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The Registration of Births, Still-Births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

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The Registration Services (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

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The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023

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The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

1Citation and Commencement

2Interpretation

3Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

4The register of still-births shall be comprised of forms in...

5The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1) shall...

6The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 16(2) shall...

7The abbreviated certificate of birth prescribed for the purposes of...

8The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 21(2)(a) shall...

9The declaration prescribed for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) shall...

10The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 21(4) shall...

11The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 21(5) shall...

12The register of deaths shall be comprised of forms in...

13The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 24(1) shall...

14The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 25(1) shall...

15The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 25(2) shall...

16The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 27(1) shall...

17The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 27(3) shall...

18The abbreviated certificate of birth prescribed for the purposes of...

19Forms for use in connection with registration of marriages

20Forms for use in connection with changes of name or surname

21The application prescribed for the purposes of section 43(4) shall...

22The application prescribed for the purposes of section 43(5) shall...

23Forms for use in connection with paternity of children

24The declaration prescribed for the purposes of section 18(1)(c)(i) shall...

25The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 18(2) shall...

26Form of notice of import of decree of parentage or non-parentage

27Form of the Register of Divorces

28Form for use in connection with the correction of errors, etc

29Forms for use in connection with alteration of status

30Revocations

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER A BIRTH NOTICE REQUIRING PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT REGISTRATION OFFICE

SCHEDULE 4LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER BIRTH FINAL NOTICE

SCHEDULE 5Abbreviated CERTIFICATE of BIRTH

SCHEDULE 6CERTIFICATE OF STILL-BIRTH

SCHEDULE 7DECLARATION AS TO STILL-BIRTH

SCHEDULE 8CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTH

SCHEDULE 9NOTICE OF BURIAL OF STILL-BORN CHILD

SCHEDULE 10

SCHEDULE 11MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF CAUSE OF DEATH

SCHEDULE 12LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER A DEATH NOTICE REQUIRING PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT REGISTRATION OFFICE

SCHEDULE 13LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER A DEATH FINAL NOTICE

SCHEDULE 14CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DEATH

SCHEDULE 15NOTICE OF BURIAL

SCHEDULE 16ABBREVIATED CERTIFICATE of BIRTH

SCHEDULE 17

SCHEDULE 18CERTIFICATE FOR RECORDING OF FORENAME(S) OR CHANGE OF FORENAME(S) OF CHILD UNDER TWELVE MONTHS OF AGE

SCHEDULE 19APPLICATION FOR RECORDING OF CHANGE OF FORENAME(S) OR SURNAME(S) OF CHILD UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE

SCHEDULE 20APPLICATION FOR RECORDING OF CHANGE OF FORENAME(S) OR SURNAME(S) OR PERSON OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE

SCHEDULE 21DECLARATION BY THE MOTHER OF A CHILD WHOSE PARENTS ARE NOT MARRIED TO EACH OTHER (AND HAVE NOT BEEN SO MARRIED SINCE THE CHILD'S CONCEPTION)

SCHEDULE 22DECLARATION BY THE FATHER OF A CHILD WHOSE PARENTS ARE NOT MARRIED TO EACH OTHER (AND HAVE NOT BEEN SO MARRIED SINCE THE CHILD'S CONCEPTION)

SCHEDULE 23NOTICE OF IMPORT OF DECREE OF PATERNITY

SCHEDULE 24NOTICE OF IMPORT OF DECREE OF DECLARATOR OF PARENTAGE/NON-PARENTAGE*ast;

SCHEDULE 25REGISTER OF CORRECTIONS ETC.

SCHEDULE 26NOTICE OF IMPORT OF DECREE OF DECLARATOR ALTERING THE STATUS OF A PERSON

SCHEDULE 27REVOCATIONS

1997 No. 2348 (S.157)

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

Made24th September 1997

Coming into force1st January 1998

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 13(1), 16(1) and (2), 18(1) and (2), 18A(1), 19(2), 21(2), 21(4) and (5), 22(1), 24(1), 25(1) and (2), 27(1) and (3), 28A(3), 32(1), 40(2), 43(3), (4) and (5), 48, 54(1)(b) 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 under section 54 of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations: