Article 4 Registration service

The county councils of Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and Surrey shall, not later than 13th February 1965, each make and submit to the Minister of Health for his approval under section 14 of the Act of 1953 a scheme making such amendments to their existing schemes under that section as are necessary in consequence of the London Government Act 1963.

Each London borough council shall not later than 13th February 1965 prepare and submit to the Minister of Health a scheme for the purposes of section 13 of the Act of 1953 for the borough, and section 14(4) (which relates to the approval of the Minister of Health) of the Act of 1953 shall apply to any scheme so submitted.

If a council fails to submit a scheme in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of this article, the Registrar General may, after consultation with the council, prepare a scheme for the purpose, and any scheme so prepared by him, if approved by the Minister of Health, shall have effect as if it were a scheme submitted by the council and approved by the Minister of Health.

Subject to any further scheme made by the London borough council and approved by the Minister of Health under section 14 of the Act of 1953, and to the provisions of article 5(3) of this order, a scheme approved by the Minister of Health under paragraph (2) or (3) of this article for a London borough shall have effect for the organisation of the registration service in the London borough as from 1st April 1965.