# The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987, Regulation 58A: Correction of errors on notification by medical examiner


(1) This regulation applies—
(a) to a death in relation to which the registrar has been given a confirmed attending practitioner’s certificate, or a medical examiner’s certificate, in accordance with regulations under section 20 of the 2009 Act; and
(b) the registrar, or the superintendent registrar having the custody of the register where the death has been registered, receives notification from the medical examiner of any error of fact or substance relating to the cause of death pursuant to section 29(3A)(b) of the Act.
(2) The registrar, or the superintendent registrar—
(a) shall send a report to the Registrar General, enclosing a copy of the entry and of the medical examiner’s notification; and
(b) shall correct the error by entering a marginal note in the following form—
“In space .. .. corrected to .. .. on .. .. by me .. .. registrar [or superintendent registrar] on receipt of notification from the medical examiner”
and shall enter the particulars of the correction and complete the note in the places provided.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2088/regulation/58A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-and-deaths-regulations-1987/regulation-58A
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