
2023 No. 53
Marriage
Gender Recognition
The Marriage and Marriage Registration (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023
Made 22nd February 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th February 2023
Coming into force 24th April 2023

The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, paragraph 20A(1) of schedule 3 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and all other powers enabling her to do so.

In accordance with section 25(1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and paragraph 20A(1) of schedule 3 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, the Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage and Marriage Registration (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 and come into force on 24 April 2023.
Amendment of the Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997
2 

(1) The Marriage (Prescription of Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 are amended as follows.
(2) For the form set out in schedule 1 (marriage notice – Scotland) substitute the form set out in schedule 1 of these Regulations.
Amendment of the Gender Recognition (Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration) (Scotland) Regulations 2016
3 

(1) The Gender Recognition (Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.
(2) For the form set out in schedule 1 (application form to register a marriage following issue of full gender recognition certificate) substitute the form set out in schedule 2 of these Regulations.
ANNE SLATER
Deputy Registrar General
New Register House,
Edinburgh
22nd February 2023Approved by the Scottish Ministers
ANGUS ROBERTSON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd February 2023
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(2)

SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 3(2)
