1. These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st October 1992.
2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965; and
“the principal Regulations” means the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1965(1).
3. In regulation 2(2) of the principal Regulations, for the definition of “still-born child”, there shall be substituted the following definition:—
““still-born child” shall have the same meaning as in section 56(1) of the Act(2) and “still-birth” shall be construed accordingly.”.
4. For the form set out in Schedule 6 to the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
5. The following Regulations are hereby revoked:—
(a)regulation 3(1) of and Schedule 1 to the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1984(3); and
(b)the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992(4).
Brian Valentine Philp
Deputy Registrar General for Scotland
New Register House,
Edinburgh
9th September 1992
I approve
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th September 1992