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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-baby-loss-certificate-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/note",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2026/9780338026361",
  "legislation_title": "The Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-baby-loss-certificate-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations establish the framework for the provision of a Baby Loss Certificate scheme for parents who have lost a baby prior to the end of the 24th week of pregnancy.\nRegulation 4 sets out the particulars that may be contained in a Baby Loss Certificate.\nRegulation 5 sets out who can apply for a Baby Loss Certificate and the particulars that may be provided in the application.\nRegulation 6 provides that a record of Baby Loss Certificates issued must be maintained by the Registrar General and that this record must not be open to public inspection.\nRegulation 7 provides for an amendment of a Baby Loss Certificate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2026/9780338026361/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:39:53.741421+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."
}