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Section 7 Registration after twelve months from date of birth.

England and Wales

(1)

Where, after the expiration of twelve months from the date of the birth of any child F1. . . the birth of the child has not been registered, the birth shall not be registered except with the written authority of the Registrar General and in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, and the fact that the authority of the Registrar General has been obtained shall be entered in the register.

F2(2)

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F3(3)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words repealed by Children Act 1975 (c. 72), Sch. 4 Pt. VI

F2

Ss. 6(3), 7(2), 14(3), 21(2) repealed by S.I. 1968/1242, Sch. 2

F3

S. 7(3) repealed (28.5.2012) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), s. 61(3), Sch. 6 para. 8, Sch. 7 Pt. 5; S.I. 2012/1256, art. 2(2)(b)