Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

England and Wales

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships Records Regulations 2016 and come into force on 7th November 2016.

(2)

In these Regulations—

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F2“online view service” means a service provided via the website for the General Register Office which allows a person to—
1. (a)
  search via that website for an entry in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries, and
2. (b)
  if the search locates the entry, submit a request via that website to view a record of information contained in that entry in electronic format;
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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (28.5.2024) by virtue of The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/598), regs. 1(2), 7(2) (with reg. 8)
F2: Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (9.11.2020) by The Births, Deaths and Marriages (Records and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1093), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
F3: Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (9.11.2020) by virtue of The Births, Deaths and Marriages (Records and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1093), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 1 in force at 7.11.2016, see reg. 1(1)