# The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 10) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Commencement


(1) The following provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, so far as not already in force, come into force on 9th November 2026—
(a) section 61(1) and (2) (form in which registers of births and deaths are to be kept);
(b) section 62 (provision of equipment and facilities by local authorities);
(c) section 63 (requirements to sign register);
(d) section 64 (treatment of existing registers and records);
(e) section 65 (minor and consequential amendments) and Schedule 3 (registers of births and deaths: minor and consequential amendments).
(2) Section 61(3) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 comes into force at 12.01am on 9th November 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1167/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-use-and-access-act-2025-commencement-no-10-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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