Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 3156 (S.231)

The Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

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1995 No. 3156 (S.231)

MARRIAGE

The Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 3(1), 6(1), 7(2) and 26 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977^[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and with the approval of the Secretary of State under section 25 of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

Interpretation
    2.    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"the principal regulations" means the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1977^[2].

Amendment of principal regulations
    3.    For the form set out in Schedule 1 to the principal regulations^[3] there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

    4.    For the form set out in Schedule 2 to the principal regulations there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

    5.    For the form set out in Schedule 3 to the principal regulations there shall be substituted the form set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

Revocation
    6.    Regulation 3 of and Schedule 1 to the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1986^[4] is hereby revoked.

James Meldrum

Registrar General for Scotland
New Register House, Edinburgh

23rd November 1995
Approved by the Secretary of State

James Douglas-Hamilton

Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

29th November 1995

[1] 1977 c. 15: section 3(1) was amended by paragraph 3, and section 6(1), by paragraph 5, of Schedule 2 to the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16). Section 26 contains a definition of "prescribed" relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. back

[2] S.I. 1977/1671; amended by S.I. 1986/1622 and 1986/1954. back

[3] The form was amended by regulation 3 of S.I. 1986/1622. back

[4] S.I. 1986/1622. back

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