Article 29 Certificate of registration of death

Northern Ireland

(1)

Upon registering a death a registrar shall, unless the coroner has issued an authorisation to bury or cremate the body, forthwith give free of charge to F1—

(a)

the person giving information concerning the death, if the person so requests, and

(b)

the person who effects the disposal of, or performs any funeral service for, the body of the deceased person,

a certificate in the prescribed form F2... that he has registered the death.

(2)

Upon receiving F3... notice of the occurrence of a death in respect of which he has received a certificate under Article 25 a registrar may, before registering the death, give to F4—

(a)

the person who gave that notice, if the person so requests, and

(b)

the person who effects the disposal of, or performs any funeral service for, the body of the deceased person,

a certificate in the prescribed form F5... that he has received notice of the death.

(3)

Where a person receives—

(a)

a certificate of the registrar under paragraph (1) or (2); or

(b)

an authorisation of the coroner under section 9 of the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 1959 c.15;

he shall send it to the person who effects the disposal of, or performs any funeral service for, the body of the deceased person.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 29(1) substituted (23.3.2026) by Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), ss. 5(2)(a), 12(1); S.R. 2026/32, art. 2(d)
F2: Words in art. 29(1) omitted (23.3.2026) by virtue of Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), ss. 5(2)(b), 12(1); S.R. 2026/32, art. 2(d)
F3: Word in art. 29(2) omitted (23.3.2026) by virtue of Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), ss. 5(3)(a), 12(1); S.R. 2026/32, art. 2(d)
F4: Words in art. 29(2) substituted (23.3.2026) by Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), ss. 5(3)(b), 12(1); S.R. 2026/32, art. 2(d)
F5: Words in art. 29(2) omitted (23.3.2026) by virtue of Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), ss. 5(3)(c), 12(1); S.R. 2026/32, art. 2(d)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. SR 1993/494