Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 911

Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Etc., England And Wales

Civil Partnership, England And Wales

The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016

Made

12th September 2016

Laid before Parliament

14th September 2016

Coming into force

5th October 2016

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855(1), sections 43D(2), 71A(3) and 74(3)(4) of the Marriage Act 1949(5), sections 38A(6) and 39A(7) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953(8), sections 34 and 36(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(9), sections 15(4) and 19 of, and paragraph 6(1) and (3) of Schedule 1 to, the Presumption of Death Act 2013(10) and section 9(1) and (4) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013(11).

(1)

1855 c. 81. Section 5 was substituted by section 89(1) and (2)(b) of, and paragraph 6 of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19).

(2)

Section 43D was inserted by section 4(2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30) and has been amended by section 89(1) and (2)(b) of, and paragraphs 8 and 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016.

(3)

Section 71A was inserted by section 89(1) and (2)(a) of, and paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016.

(4)

Section 74(3) was inserted by section 52 of, and paragraphs 1 and 15 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to, the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22).

(6)

Section 38A was inserted by section 89(1) and (2)(a) of, and paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016; section 41(1) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20) provides that in that Act, “the Minister” means the Secretary of State.

(7)

Section 39A was inserted by section 56 of, and paragraphs 1 and 17 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24). Sub-sections (1), (2) and (5) have been amended by section 89(1) and (2)(b) of, and paragraphs 21 and 30 of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016. Sub-section (5) has also been amended by section 98(1) and (4) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). Section 39A will be brought fully into force before these Regulations come into force.

(9)

2004 c. 33. Section 34 was amended by the Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2000) and the Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), and by section 89(1) and (2)(a) of, and paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016.

(11)

2013 c. 30. Section 9 was amended by section 99(1) and (3) of the Deregulation Act 2015 and by section 89(1) and (2)(a) of, and paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016.