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Marriage (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 8)

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(a) remit the case with the reasons for the sheriff’s decision to the local authority for reconsideration by the local authority of its decision; or

(b) reverse or modify the local authority’s decision.

(7) A party to an appeal under subsection (3) above may appeal, on a point of law only, against the decision of the sheriff to the Court of Session within 28 days of the date of that decision.

(8) Regulations under subsection (1) above may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.

(9) The power to make regulations under subsection (1) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and, subject to subsection (10) below, any such statutory instrument shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

(10) A statutory instrument containing the first regulations under subsection (1) above shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.”.

(4) In section 24 (offences), in subsection (1)—

(a) the word “or”, where it occurs immediately after paragraph (d), is repealed; and

(b) after paragraph (e), there shall be inserted “; or

(f) being an authorised registrar, solemnises a marriage in a place otherwise than in accordance with section 18(1) of this Act”.

2Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Marriage (Scotland) Act 2002.

(2) Section 1 of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.