# Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, Section 51: Meaning of “relevant register of births”


For the purposes of this Part a “relevant register of births”, in relation to a birth, is whichever of the following is relevant—
(a) a register of live-births or still-births kept under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20),
(b) a register of births or still-births kept under the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49), or
(c) a register of live-births or still-births kept under the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1041 (N.I. 14)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/22/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-act-2008/section-51
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