# The Civil Registration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 16: Particulars to be registered concerning a still- birth


(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, the particulars to be registered concerning a still-birth shall be those particulars required to be entered in Form 2 , 2A or 2B .
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the provisions of regulations 10 and 11 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply to completing Form 2 , 2A or 2B as they apply to completing Form 1, 1A or 1B ....
(2A) For the purposes of Article 10(4) of the 1976 Order, a person who is required to give information to the registrar concerning a still-birth must give that information in one of the following ways—
(a) by attending personally at any Register Office;
(b) by telephone;
(c) by any approved electronic means.
(3) The cause of still-birth shall be entered as stated in the certificate given by the registered medical practitioner or midwife, followed by the word ‘Certified’.
(4) When the required particulars have been entered in Form 2, 2A or 2B—
(a) the registrar must call upon the qualified informant to verify that the particulars have been entered correctly, except that a qualified informant is not required to verify particulars of the cause of the still-birth, and
(b) if it appears that any error has been made, a fresh entry of the still-birth must be made containing the correct particulars.
(5) When the qualified informant has verified that the particulars entered are correct—
(a) if the qualified informant has attended personally, the informant must sign the register at the appropriate place, and
(b) the registrar must enter the name and official description of the registrar at the appropriate place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/408/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-registration-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-16
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