# The Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026, Regulation 3: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“baby loss” means the loss of a baby during pregnancy that is not a still-birth within the meaning of section 2(2) of the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976;
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Births and Deaths in Northern Ireland;
“second female parent” means a woman who is a parent of a child by virtue of section 42, 43 or, where appropriate, section 46(1) or (2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2026/9780338026361/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-baby-loss-certificate-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.