# The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1996 S.I. 1996/1626 · made 24 June 1996 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. Made under: 1953 c. 37 (Section 20) ## Introductory text 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 1953 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer hereby makes the following Regulations — ## 1 Citation 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. ## 2 Amendment of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968 Paragraph (1) of regulation 10 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968 (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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1626 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-amendment-regulations-1996 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.