Regulation 5 Signature by mark or in foreign charactersI1
England and Wales
Where–
under any provision of these Regulations a person is required to sign a register, declaration or statement in the presence of F1... a registrar;
that person makes a mark or signs in characters other than those used in the English or Welsh language,
the F2... registrar concerned shall write against the mark or signature the words “The mark [or signature] of…”, inserting the name and surname of the person.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 5(a) omitted (28.5.2012) by virtue of The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987 (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1203), regs. 1(1), 4(2)
- F2
Words in reg. 5 omitted (28.5.2012) by virtue of The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987 (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1203), regs. 1(1), 4(3)