# The Civil Registration (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/406 · made 15 November 2012

This Order brings into operation on 16th November 2012 the provisions of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 listed in the Schedule to this Order.

Made under: Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (Section 34)

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## Introductory text

Civil Registration
Made 15th November 2012
The Department of Finance and Personnel makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 34 of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 .

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Civil Registration (2011 Act) (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.

## 2 Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 listed in the Schedule is 16th November 2012.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 15th November 2012.
L.S.
T.N.Caven
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel

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Provisions of the Act
Subject matter
Section 1(3)(b) and (4)
Registration of births
Section 2
Infant children found exposed
Section 3
Issue of notice for information concerning births
Section 4
Registration of father where parents not married
Section 7
Re-registration of births of legitimated persons
Section 8
Re-registration of births after declaration of parentage
Section 9(4)(b) and (5)
Registration of deaths
Section 10
Issue of notice for information concerning deaths
Section 11
Short death certificate
Section 13
Reproduction of registers and replacement of lost registers etc.
Section 14
Access to information relating to births and deaths
Section 15
Correction of errors in registers
Section 16
Registration or alteration of child’s name
Section 17
Certified copies
Section 19
Notification of births and deaths
Section 20
Entries in registers as evidence
Section 21
Refusal to give information
Section 22
Fees payable for searches, certified copies etc
Section 23
Access to information relating to marriages and civil partnerships
Section 24
Notification of registration of marriages and civil partnerships
Section 25
Access to information in the Adopted Children Register
Section 26
Access to information in the Gender Recognition Register
Section 27
Notification of entry in the Register of Presumed Deaths
Section 28
Access to information in the Register of Presumed Deaths
Section 29
Correction or errors in the Register of Presumed Deaths
Section 30
Commemorative documents
Section 31
Record of Northern Ireland Connections
Section 33
Repeals
Schedule 1
Events which may be recorded under section 31
Schedule 2
Repeals

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation on 16th November 2012 the provisions of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 listed in the Schedule to this Order.

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