{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enrolment-of-deeds-change-of-name-regulations-1994/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/604",
  "legislation_title": "The Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enrolment-of-deeds-change-of-name-regulations-1994",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nAt common law a surname is the name by which a person is generally known, and the effect of changing it by deed poll is only evidential and formal. However, enrolment provides unquestionable proof of the execution of the deed.\nThese Regulations prescribe the procedure to be followed by a person who wishes to enrol a deed poll evidencing change of name in the Central Office of the Supreme Court. They revoke the Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) Regulations 1983 and the Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and substantially re-enact the former. The main change (regulation 8) relates to the procedure for changing the name of a child and takes account of the introduction of the concept of “parental responsibility” by the Children Act 1989.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/604/note",
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  "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."
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