# Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, Section 51: Provision of information as to births and deaths

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Registrar General of Births and Deaths in Northern Ireland may provide to the Department , RBSO any information to which this subsection applies.
(2) Any information provided under subsection (1) shall be provided in such form as appears to the Registrar General appropriate for the purpose of assisting the Department , RBSO in the performance of its functions in relation to health care.
(3) Subsection (1) applies to any information—
(a) entered in any register kept under the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (NI 14); or
(b) which is kept by the Registrar General under any other statutory provision and relates to any birth or death.
(4) The registrar of each district may furnish to the Department such particulars of each birth and death ... as are entered in a register of births and deaths kept for that district.
(5) The Department may by regulations make provision as to the manner in which and the times at which particulars are to be furnished under subsection (4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2001/3/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-act-northern-ireland-2001/section-51
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