Commentary on Sections Part 3 - Civil Partnerships: Scotland.Introduction Chapter 2 - Registration Section 88: Notice of proposed civil partnership
181.This section closely follows the procedures for civil preliminaries contained in the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977. It provides procedures for the completion, by each party, of the notice of proposed civil partnership and for the submission, with the prescribed fee, of the notice to the district registrar. The content of the notice may be prescribed by regulations made by the Registrar General for Scotland with the approval of the Scottish Ministers.