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

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 267

Registration Of Births, Deaths @amp@amp; Marriages Etc.

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

Made

6th September 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

8th September 2022

Coming into force

24th September 2022

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(1), 14(1A)(a)(ii) and (1C)(a)(i), 16(1) and (2), 18(4), 18B(1)(a) and (4), 21(1), 22(1), 23(1A)(a)(ii) and (1C)(a)(i), 25(1) and (2), and 54(1)(b) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(1), and all other powers enabling him to do so.

In accordance with section 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(2), the Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations.

(1)

1965 c. 49 (“the 1965 Act”). Section 13(1) was substituted by, and section 14(1A) inserted by, section 39(2) and (3)(b) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) (“the 2006 Act”). Section 14(1A) was amended by, and section 14(1C) inserted by, section 25(2) of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 8) (“the 2022 Act”). Section 16(1) and (2) were amended by section 39(5) of the 2006 Act and section 25(4) of the 2022 Act. Section 18(4) was inserted by section 25(6) of the 2022 Act. Section 18B was inserted by paragraph 44 of schedule 6 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22). Section 18B(4) was inserted by section 25(7) of the 2022 Act. Section 22(1) was substituted by section 42(2) of the 2006 Act. Section 23(1A) was inserted by section 42(3) of the 2006 Act, and amended by section 27(2) of the 2022 Act. Section 23(1C) was inserted by section 27(2) of the 2022 Act. Section 25(1) and (2) were amended by section 42(5) of the 2006 Act, and section 27(4) of the 2022 Act. Sections 1 and 56(1) of the 1965 Act respectively contain definitions of “Registrar General” and “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

(2)

The functions of the Secretary of State under the 1965 Act were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).