Article 4 Application of legislation relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland

Where under the provisions of regulation 7(3) or 10(3) of the Registration of Overseas Births and Deaths Regulations 1982 a certified copy of an entry in a register is transmitted by the Registrar General for England and Wales to the Registrar General for Scotland, the provisions of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 shall apply to that certified copy as if the certified copy were a register transmitted to the Registrar General for Scotland under that Act.

Where under the provisions of regulation 7(3) or 10(3) of the Registration of Overseas Births and Deaths Regulations 1982 a certified copy of an entry in a register is transmitted by the Registrar General for England and Wales to the Registrar General for Northern Ireland, the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 shall apply to that certified copy as if the certified copy were a register in the custody of the Registrar General for Northern Ireland under that Order.