# The Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language) Regulations 1987, Regulation 8: Short certificate of birth

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In relation to a short certificate of birth issued by a superintendent registrar or registrar which is compiled from an entry in a birth register relating to a birth which occurred in Wales, form 17 shall be the prescribed form in place of form 21 in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations and regulation 64(a) of those Regulations shall have effect as if it referred not to the latter form but to form 17.
(2) In relation to a short certificate of birth issued by the Registrar General which–
(a) is compiled–
(i) from a certified copy of an entry in a register of births kept in Wales,
(ii) from an entry in the register of births kept under section 3A of the Act, or
(iii) in respect of an adopted person;
(b) is to show that the place of birth was in Wales,
form 18 shall be the prescribed form in place of form 22 in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations and regulation 64(b) of those Regulations shall have effect as if it referred not to the latter form but to form 18.
(3) Where a short certificate of birth is compiled from an entry, or a certified copy of an entry, which pursuant to these Regulations contains a Welsh version of the particulars entered, the certificate shall likewise include particulars in Welsh as well as in English.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2089/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-and-deaths-welsh-language-regulations-1987/regulation-8
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