{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-registration-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-registration-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-12.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2012/408",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Registration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-registration-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "regulation/12",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Manner in which required particulars are to be given",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of Article 10(4) of the 1976 Order, a person shall give information of —\n(a) the particulars prescribed in pursuance of Article 10(1), and\n(b) the additional particulars prescribed in pursuance of Article 10(4)(b)(ii),\nconcerning a birth by attending personally at any Register Office and giving that information to the registrar.\n(2) Where the mother and father of a child intend to make a joint request under Article 14(3)(a) for the name of the person stating himself to be the father of the child to be entered as the father, they may attend any Register Office, and make such a request together, or separately, and where both parents intend to make such a request separately, the provisions of regulation 13 shall apply.\n(3) Where the mother and second female parent of a child intend to make a joint request under Article 14ZA(3)(a) for the name of the person stating herself to be the second female parent of the child to be so entered, they may attend any Register Office, and make such a request together or separately, and where both parents intend to make such a request separately, the provisions of regulation 13 apply.\n(4) When the required particulars have been entered in Form 1, 1A or 1B, the registrar shall call upon the qualified informant to verify that the particulars have been entered correctly and if it appears that any error has been made, a fresh entry of the birth shall be made containing the correct particulars.\n(5) When the qualified informant has verified that the particulars entered are correct —\n(a) the qualified informant shall sign the register at the appropriate place, and\n(b) the registrar shall enter the name and official description of the registrar at the appropriate place.\n(6) Paragraph (1) shall apply for the purposes of Article 11(1) of the 1976 Order as it applies for the purposes of Article 10(4).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 12(2) substituted (26.2.2026) by Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), s. 12(2), Sch. para. 5(2) (with s. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 12(3) substituted (26.2.2026) by Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), s. 12(2), Sch. para. 5(3)(a) (with s. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 12(3) inserted (26.2.2026) by Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 2), s. 12(2), Sch. para. 5(3)(b) (with s. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 12(4) inserted (11.3.2022) by The Marriage, Civil Partnership and Civil Registration (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/48), regs. 1, 5(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/408/regulation/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:13:11.295076+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."
}