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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 1953^f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer^f2 hereby makes the following Regulations —

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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).