2009 No. 65

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2009

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 19681 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st April 2009.

2

In this Order a reference to a numbered column is to the column in the Schedule to this Order bearing that number.

Fees2

The enactments in column 1 are amended by increasing the sum specified by that enactment as the amount or maximum amount payable in respect of the matter described in column 2 from the sum shown in column 3 to the sum shown in column 4.

Revocation3

The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 20022 is revoked.

JIM MATHERAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 2

1

2

3

4

Enactment

Matter

Sum specified as amount or maximum amount payable on and after 1st October 2002

Sum specified as amount or maximum amount payable on and after 1st April 2009

£

£

Savings Bank Act 1887 (c. 40), section 10 and 10B3

Certificate of birth, death or marriage, for purposes of certain Acts

8.50

9.00

Factories Act 1961 (c. 34), section 178(1)

Certified extract of entry in register of births, for purposes of that Act

8.50

9.00

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 124(3) and 124B(1)4

Certified copy of entry of particulars of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts

8.50

9.00

Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), section 84(1)

Certified copy of entry in register of births, for purposes of certain Acts

8.50

9.00

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the sum specified as the amount or maximum amount payable under certain statutory provisions for a certificate of birth, death or marriage issued for the purposes of certain Acts. The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2002 is revoked.