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The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 was amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22) to make provision for the parenthood of children born as a result of assisted reproduction. These Regulations amend forms to reflect those consequential changes.
The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4) provides for adoption by same-sex couples and these Regulations also amend forms referring to parents to reflect this.
Regulation 2 amends forms in the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 and regulation 3 amends forms in the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997.
Regulation 2(7) also amends the form of application by a third party for notification of death, to require further information.
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