
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st October 2002.
2 
The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.
3 
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “the 1977 Act”, insert–“
 “bulk particular search” means a search for multiple specified entries, by comparison of electronic records, caused to be made by the Registrar General;”.
4 
In Schedule 1, Part I (searches in statutory registers and parochial registers)–
(a) in the first entry in column 2, omit paragraph (c) (application made by electronic mail) and the corresponding entries in columns 3 and 4;
(b) in the second entry in column 2, omit paragraph (c) (application made by electronic mail) and the corresponding entries in columns 3 and 4; and
(c) after the last entry in column 2 insert–“
 
5 
Bulk particular search in the indexes to the statutory registers, whether the specified entry is traced or not– 
 
(a) per application; 100.00
 
(b) for each of the first 20,000 records searched; and 0.01
 
(c) for each group of 10 records (or part thereof) searched additional to the first 20,000 records 0.01”
5 
In paragraph (b) of the second entry in column 2 of Schedule 2, Part 1 (general search in the indexes to the statutory registers), for the amount “5.00” specified in column 4 substitute “10.00”.
6 
In the first entry in Schedule 2, Part II (issue of an extract of an entry in a statutory register etc.), for the amount “8.00” specified in column 4, substitute “8.50”.
7 
In the first entry in Schedule 3 (submission of marriage notice) for the amount “13.00” specified in column 4, substitute “20.00”.
J N RANDALL
Registrar General
New Register House,
Edinburgh
26th August 2002Approved by the Scottish Ministers
R J SIMPSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th August 2002