Sorry - I forgot that attachments are not acceptable. Here is the article:- "The biggest shake-up in the history of births, deaths and marriages is being planned by the Scottish Executive. The overhaul of the law will mean that in future people will be able to marry on a cruise round the Scottish coast, and that anyone with a Scottish connection living abroad will be able to register their children in Scotland. The proposal is also set to help the SFA and SRU search for players eligible to represent Scotland at football or rugby. A Book of Scottish Connections is to be set up, in which people from around the world with a Scottish connection can arrange for a birth, marriage or death to be recorded. The move comes thanks to the boom in genealogy, with people all over the world seeking their roots. An all-Scotland website is also to be established, which will advertise all forthcoming marriages in Scotland. The draft Registration Services (Scotland) Bill also proposes online registration of births, marriages and deaths. The draft Bill is published today by the Registrar General for Scotland, Duncan Macniven, as the registration system in Scotland celebrates its 150th. birthday. Consultation will end in March" by Campbell Gunn.