The Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/2348
• Sections: 30

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Still-births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

“ the Act ” means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965;

“birth” does not include a still-birth;

“name” means Christian name or forename;

“district registrar” has the same meaning as in the Act;

“still-born child” means a child which has issued forth from its mother after the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy and which did not at any time after being completely expelled from its mother breathe or show any other signs of life; and the expression “still-birth” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations–

(a) to a numbered section is to a section bearing that number in the Act; and

(b) to a numbered Schedule is to a Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.

Section 3 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The register of births shall be comprised of forms in the style set out in Schedule 1 and the particulars concerning births required by section 13(1) to be registered shall be the particulars required for the completion of each such form.

Section 4 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The register of still-births shall be comprised of forms in the style set out in Schedule 2 and the particulars concerning still-births required by section 13(1) to be registered shall be the particulars required for the completion of each such form.

Section 5 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 3.

Section 6 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 16(2) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 4.

Section 7 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The abbreviated certificate of birth prescribed for the purposes of sections 19(2) and 40(1) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 5.

Section 8 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 21(2)(a) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 6.

Section 9 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The declaration prescribed for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 7.

Section 10 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 21(4) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 8.

Section 11 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 21(5) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 9.

Section 12 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The register of deaths shall be comprised of forms in the style set out in Schedule 10 and the particulars concerning deaths required by section 22(1) to be registered shall be the particulars required for the completion of each such form.

Section 13 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 24(1) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 11.

Section 14 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 25(1) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 12.

Section 15 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 25(2) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 13.

Section 16 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 27(1) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 14.

Section 17 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 27(3) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 15.

Section 18 Forms for use in connection with registration of births, still-births and deaths

The abbreviated certificate of birth prescribed for the purposes of section 40(2) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 16.

Section 19 Forms for use in connection with registration of marriages

The register of marriages shall be comprised of forms in the style set out in Schedule 17.

Section 20 Forms for use in connection with changes of name or surname

The certificate prescribed for the purposes of section 43(3) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 18.

Section 21 Forms for use in connection with changes of name or surname

The application prescribed for the purposes of section 43(4) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 19.

Section 22 Forms for use in connection with changes of name or surname

The application prescribed for the purposes of section 43(5) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 20.

Section 23 Forms for use in connection with paternity of children

The declaration prescribed for the purposes of section 18(1)(b)(i)(aa) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 21.

Section 24 Forms for use in connection with paternity of children

The declaration prescribed for the purposes of section 18(1)(c)(i) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 22.

Section 25 Forms for use in connection with paternity of children

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 18(2) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 23.

Section 26 Form of notice of import of decree of parentage or non-parentage

The prescribed form of notice for the purposes of section 18A(1) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 24.

Section 27 Form of the Register of Divorces

The Register of Divorces shall comprise entries in respect of divorce and of declarator of nullity of marriage in the form of extracts, numbered by the Registrar General, of the relevant decrees.

Section 28 Form for use in connection with the correction of errors, etc

The Register of Corrections Etc. shall comprise insertions in the form set out in Schedule 25.

Section 29 Forms for use in connection with alteration of status

The notice prescribed for the purposes of section 48 shall–

(a) in respect of a decree of divorce or nullity of marriage be in the form of an extract of the decree;

(b) in the respect of a decree of declarator altering the status of a person be in the form set out in Schedule 26.

Section 30 Revocations

The Regulations specified in Schedule 27 are hereby revoked so far as still in force.