Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the principal Regulations” means the Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987^f1; and

• “the Welsh Language Regulations” means the Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language) Regulations 1987^f2.