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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2005 No. 657

MARRIAGE

The Marriage (Approval of Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

  Made 21st December 2005 
  Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd December 2005 
  Coming into force 1st February 2006 

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18A(1) and (2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977[1] hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Approval of Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st February 2006.

Amendment of the Marriage (Approval of Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2002
     2. For regulation 7(2)(b) (ground for refusal to approve place of solemnisation of civil marriage – connection to religion or religious practice) of the Marriage (Approval of Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2002[2], substitute–


GEORGE LYON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
21st December 2005


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations amend the Marriage (Approval of Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 which provide for the approval of places by local authorities for the solemnisation of civil marriages.

They alter the ground of refusal to approve such a place on the basis of a connection with religion or religious practice. They provide instead that approval must be refused if, in the opinion of the local authority in which the place is situated, it is a place in premises used solely or mainly for religious purposes, or which have been so used (but not subsequently used solely or mainly for other purposes).

Notes:

 [1] 1977 c.15; section 18A was inserted by section 1(3) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 8).back

[2] S.S.I. 2002/260.back


ISBN 0 11 069890 8


 © Crown copyright 2005

Prepared 30 December 2005

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