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Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

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54 Regulations. S

(1)The Registrar General may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, by statutory instrument make regulations—

(a)prescribing the circumstances, of hardship or otherwise, in which fees prescribed under this Act may be remitted by the Registrar General;

(b)prescribing anything which by this Act is required to be prescribed;

(c) . . . F1

(d) . . . F2

[F3(1A)Regulations [F4under subsection (1)] may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.]

(2)Any statutory instrument containing regulations . . . F5

[F6(a)prescribing fees for the purposes of this Act]

[F7(b)prescribing cases or classes of case for the purpose of section 20(1A)(b) of this Act,]

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(3)The M1Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply to a statutory instrument containing regulations made under this section as if the regulations had been made by a Minister of the Crown.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1S. 54: for previous exercises of power see Index to Government Orders

P2S. 54(1): s. 54(1) (with ss. 28A(4), 37(2)(3), 38(2)(3), 40(1), 43(8), 47 and 56) power exercised by S.I.1991/2817.

P3S. 54(1)(b): s. 42(2)(with s. 54(1)(b)) power exercised by S.I. 1991/1260

Textual Amendments

F3S. 54(1A) inserted (1.9.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 33, 36; S.S.I. 2014/212, art. 2, Sch. (as amended (1.9.2014) by S.S.I. 2014/218, art. 2(3), Sch.)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Marginal Citations

M11946. c. 36.

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