{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/baby-loss-certificate-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/baby-loss-certificate-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2026/100",
  "legislation_title": "The Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/baby-loss-certificate-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Baby Loss Certificate",
  "text": "(1) The Registrar General may, on receipt of an application under regulation 5, issue a Baby Loss Certificate.\n(2) A Baby Loss Certificate may contain the following particulars—\n(a) the name of the baby;\n(b) the date of the baby loss;\n(c) the date of delivery of the baby;\n(d) the sex of the baby;\n(e) the place of the baby loss;\n(f) the mother’s full name;\n(g) the full name of the father or second female parent, if they consent for their name to be included on the Baby Loss Certificate.\n(3) A Baby Loss Certificate must contain—\n(a) a reference number for the certificate; and\n(b) the date on which the certificate is issued.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in operation at 15.6.2026, see reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/100/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:23:25.928643+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}