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(1)In this Part—
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Registrar General with the approval of the Scottish Ministers;
“the 1965 Act” means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49);
“the 1977 Act” means the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15); and
“the 2004 Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).
(2)Subject to subsection (1), any word or expression used in this Part which is also used in the 1965 Act has the same meaning for the purposes of this Part as it has for the purposes of that Act.
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