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The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/1626 · Made 24 June 1996

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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 24th June 1996

Coming into force 1st August 1996

The Registrar General in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 20(a) of the Registration Service Act 1953f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequerf2 hereby makes the following Regulations —

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Footnotes

f1

1953 c. 37.

f2

The approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is required by section 20 of the Registration Service Act 1953. “Secretary of State” was substituted for “Minister of Health” in that section by the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699) article 5(4)(a) and the functions of the Secretary of State under that section were transferred to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273) article 3(1).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st August 1996.

2Amendment of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968

Paragraph (1) of regulation 10 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968f1 (transaction of private business by registration officers) is hereby revoked.

Signature

Given under my hand on

Dr. D. Holt

Registrar General

21st June 1996

Signed by authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Angela Knight

Economic Secretary to the Treasury

24th June 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke regulation 10(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968, which prohibits registration officers from transacting, or furthering the transaction of commercial activities.