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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-certain-provinces-of-canada-order-1962/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1962/2606",
  "legislation_title": "The Evidence (Certain Provinces of Canada) Order 1962",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/evidence-certain-provinces-of-canada-order-1962",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Province\nRegister\nCertifying Officer\n(a) Quebec\n(i) Births\nThe Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District.\n(ii) Marriages\nThe Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District.\n(iii) Adoptions\nThe Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District.\n(iv) Burials\nThe Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the District.\n(b) Nova Scotia\n(i) Births\nThe Registrar General, Deputy Registrar General or any person appointed to perform the functions of the Deputy Registrar General during his absence or incapacity.\n(ii) Marriages\nThe Registrar General, Deputy Registrar General or any person appointed to perform the functions of the Deputy Registrar General during his absence or incapacity.\n(iii) Deaths\nThe Registrar General, Deputy Registrar General or any person appointed to perform the functions of the Deputy Registrar General during his absence or incapacity.\n(c) Manitoba\n(i) Births\nThe Recorder of Vital Statistics.\n(ii) Marriages\nThe Recorder of Vital Statistics.\n(iii) Deaths\nThe Recorder of Vital Statistics.\n(d) British Columbia\n(i) Births\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics, a District Registrar or Deputy District Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.\n(ii) Deaths\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics, a District Registrar or Deputy District Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.\n(iii) Marriages\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics, a District Registrar or Deputy District Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.\n(iv) Divorces\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics.\n(v) Adoptions\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics.\n(vi) Baptisms\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics.\n(vii) Burials\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics.\n(viii) Births (Marine Register)\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics or the Marine Registrar of Births and Deaths.\n(ix) Deaths (Marine Register)\nThe Director or Acting Director of Vital Statistics or the Marine Registrar of Births and Deaths.\n(e) Prince Edward Island\n(i) Births\nThe Director of Vital Statistics.\n(ii) Marriages\nThe Director of Vital Statistics.\n(iii) Deaths\nThe Director of Vital Statistics.\n(f) Saskatchewan\n(i) Births\nThe Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics.\n(ii) Marriages\nThe Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics.\n(iii) Deaths\nThe Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics.\n(iv) Baptisms, marriages or burials kept by a Church or Religious Body and filed in the Office of the Director of Vital Statistics.\nThe Director or Assistant Director of Vital Statistics.\n(g) Newfoundland\n(i) Births and marriages\nThe Registrar General or any registering officer appointed by or under the relevant statute.\n(ii) Deaths\nThe Registrar General.\n(iii) Adopted children\nThe Registrar General.\n(iv) Legitimated persons\nThe Registrar General.\n(h) Yukon Territory\n(i) Births\nThe Registrar General.\n(ii) Marriages\nThe Registrar General.\n(iii) Deaths\nThe Registrar General.\n(i) Northwest Territories\n(i) Births\nThe Registrar General or a Deputy Registrar General.\n(ii) Marriages\nThe Registrar General or a Deputy Registrar General.\n(iii) Deaths\nThe Registrar General or a Deputy Registrar General.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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