The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 643 (S.24)

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

MARRIAGE

The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

Made

9th March 1998

Laid before Parliament

11th March 1998

Coming into force

1st April 1998

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 1965(1) and sections 3(1), 19(2), 25 and 26 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and with the approval of the Secretary of State, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1965 c. 49; section 28A was inserted by section 50(1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73); section 54(1) was amended by the Children Act 1975 (c. 72), Schedule 4, Part III and by the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15), Schedule 3; section 56 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

(2)

1977 c. 15; section 3(1)was amended by the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16), Schedule 2, paragraph 3; section 26 contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.