# The Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) Regulations 1994, Regulation 4: Statutory declaration


(1) The deed poll and the documents referred to in regulation 3 must be exhibited to a statutory declaration by a Commonwealth citizen who is a householder in the United Kingdom and who must declare that he is such in the statutory declaration.
(2) The statutory declaration must state the period, which should ordinarily not be less than 10 years, during which the householder has known the applicant and must identify the applicant as the person referred to in the documents exhibited to the statutory declaration.
(3) Where the period mentioned in paragraph (2) is stated to be less than 10 years, the Master of the Rolls may in his absolute discretion decide whether to permit the deed poll to be enrolled and may require the applicant to provide more information before so deciding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/604/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enrolment-of-deeds-change-of-name-regulations-1994/regulation-4
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