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Section 13 Supply of information to police etc by Registrar GeneralI1I2

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

The Registrar General for England and Wales or the Registrar General for Northern Ireland may supply information contained in any register of deaths kept by him—

(a)

to a police force in the United Kingdom,

(b)

to a special police force,

(c)

to the F1National Crime Agency, or

(d)

to a person or body specified, or of a description specified, by order,

for use in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences.

(2)

The power to make an order under subsection (1)(d) is exercisable—

C1(a)

in relation to England and Wales, by the Registrar General for England and Wales with the approval of F2the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Northern Ireland, by the F3Department of Justice in Northern Ireland after consulting the Registrar General for Northern Ireland.

(3)

A Registrar General may charge a reasonable fee in respect of the cost of supplying information under this section.

(4)

The supply of information in the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1) may be made subject to conditions, including in particular conditions as to—

(a)

the use and storage of the information;

(b)

the period for which any record of the information may be retained;

(c)

those to whom the information may be disclosed.

(5)

This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied apart from this section.

(6)

In this section “special police force” means—

(a)

the Ministry of Defence Police;

(b)

the British Transport Police Force;

(c)

the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;

F4(d)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 13(1)(c) substituted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 169; S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)

F2

Words in s. 13(2) substituted (3.4.2008) by Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 15 (with art. 4)

F3

Words in s. 13(2)(b) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 14 para. 90(2) (with arts. 28-31)

F4

S. 13(6)(d) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54(2)

Modifications

C1

S. 13(2)(a): transfer of functions (3.4.2008) by Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15 (with art. 4)

Commencement

I1

S. 13 in force at 29.6.2007 for E.W. by S.I. 2007/1614, art. 2(d)

I2

S. 13 in force at 30.7.2007 for N.I. by S.I. 2007/2052, art. 2