The Registrar General may, in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be specified in the authorisation, grant to any member of a religious or belief body a temporary written authorisation to register—
The Registrar General may grant an authorisation to a person under subsection (1) only if satisfied that the religious or belief body of which the person is a member meets the qualifying requirements.
An authorisation under subsection (1)(b) may be granted in relation to—
The Registrar General may grant an authorisation to a person under subsection (1)(b) in relation to civil partnerships between persons of the same sex only if the religious or belief body of which the person is a member—
The Registrar General may grant an authorisation to a person under subsection (1)(b) in relation to civil partnerships between persons of different sexes only if the religious or belief body of which the person is a member—
In subsection (2), the “qualifying requirements” are such requirements as may be set out in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
For the purposes of subsection (1), an authorisation which is issued by electronic means is to be treated as written if it is received in a form which is legible and capable of being used for subsequent reference.