# The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987, Regulation 36: Registration on coroner’s certificate after inquest

Extent: E+W

(1) Where ... the relevant registrar receives a coroner’s certificate after inquest from which it appears that the child was still-born or that there was not sufficient evidence to show that the child was born alive, the registrar shall forthwith register the still-birth and the particulars (whether or not already registered) on form 9 as follows–
(a) in spaces 1 a, 1b and 3 to 10, he shall enter, precisely as stated in the coroner’s certificate, the particulars contained in the certificate as the particulars to be entered in the respective spaces;
(b) in space 2, he shall enter the cause of death precisely as stated in the coroner’s certificate followed by the words “Certificate after inquest held on…”, inserting the date of the inquest as stated in the certificate;
(c) in spaces 11 and 12 together, he shall enter the name, surname and description of the coroner;
(d) he shall draw a line through spaces 13 and 14;
(e) in space 15, he shall enter the date on which the entry is made;
(f) in space 16 he shall sign the entry and add his official description.
(2) If the still-birth has already been registered, the relevant registrar shall register the still-birth and the particulars in accordance with paragraph (1) without making any alteration of the original entry.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2088/regulation/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-and-deaths-regulations-1987/regulation-36
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