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The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968

S.I. 1968/2049 · Made 18 December 1968

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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC

ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 18th December 1968

Coming into Operation 1st April 1969

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1, 3 and 12 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926, paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act 1948, sections 35, 55 and 74 of the Marriage Act 1949, sections 1, 5, 7, 9, 11 (as amended by section 2 of the Population (Statistics) Act 1960), 12 to 15, 20 to 24, 26, 29, 33, 39 and 41 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 and sections 6 to 8, 16, 19 and 20 of the Registration Service Act 1953 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Secretary of State for Social Services, hereby makes the following regulations:—

Contents

  1. Part I: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Provision where date or place of birth or death is unknown
  5. Part II: REGISTRATION OFFICERS
  6. 4Qualifications for appointment
  7. 5Disqualifications for appointment
  8. 6Powers and duties of deputy
  9. 7Vacation of office
  10. 8Lists of officers, offices and hours of attendance
  11. 9Duality of function
  12. 10General conduct, etc. of officers
  13. 11Statistical returns
  14. 12Inspection, etc., of books
  15. Part III: GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO ENTRIES IN REGISTERS
  16. 13Registration in more than one place
  17. 14Cancellation of entry space
  18. 15Signature by mark or in foreign characters
  19. Part IV: BIRTH REGISTRATION
  20. 16Particulars to be registered
  21. 17Particulars as at date of birth
  22. 18Manner of registration
  23. 19Verification of particulars
  24. 20Signatures
  25. 21Signature, etc. of registrar
  26. 22Registration after 3 months but within 12 months
  27. 23Registration after 12 months
  28. 24Making of declaration under section 9 of the Act
  29. 25Alteration or giving of name after registration
  30. Part V: RE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF LEGITIMATED PERSONS
  31. 26Attendance of parent
  32. 27Relevant date for particulars
  33. 28Making of entry where parent attends
  34. 29Making of declaration where parent does not attend
  35. 30Making of entry in pursuance of declaration
  36. 31Making of entry when particulars not verified by parent
  37. 32Noting of previous entry
  38. 33Certified copies of re-registered entries
  39. 34Declaration in respect of a person born at sea
  40. 35Entry in respect of a person born at sea
  41. 36Noting of previous entry
  42. Part VI: BIRTH ENTRIES OF ADOPTED CHILDREN
  43. 37Marking of birth entry of adopted child
  44. 38Reproduction of marking in certified copy
  45. Part VII: REGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTHS
  46. 39Application to still-births of certain provisions relating to births
  47. 40Particulars to be registered
  48. 41Manner of registration
  49. 42Entry of nature of evidence of still-birth
  50. 43Reference to coroner
  51. 44Registration of still-birth where no inquest is held
  52. 45Registration of still-birth after inquest
  53. 46Annotation of previous entry
  54. Part VIII: DISPOSAL OF BODIES OF STILL-BORN CHILDREN
  55. 47Certificate for disposal
  56. Part IX: DEATH REGISTRATION
  57. 48Particulars to be registered and certificate of cause of death
  58. 49Registration without reference to coroner
  59. 50Verification of particulars
  60. 51Registration upon reference to coroner
  61. 52Registration where inquest is not held
  62. 53Procedure on coroner's notification of cause of death, when death already registered
  63. 54Registration of death after inquest
  64. 55Registration on coroner's certificate of death already registered
  65. 56Registration after 12 months
  66. Part X: DISPOSAL OF BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONS
  67. 57Interpretation of Part X
  68. 58Certificates for disposal
  69. 59Certificate that death is not required to be registered
  70. 60Declaration that registrar's certificate or
  71. 61Notification of disposal
  72. 62Enquiry in default of notification of disposal
  73. Part XI: REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE
  74. 63Form of notice of marriage
  75. 64Endorsement on notice of marriage
  76. 65Form of certificate and form of certificate and licence for marriage
  77. 66Form of instructions for solemnization of a marriage in a registered building without the presence of a registrar
  78. 67Particulars to be registered
  79. 68Manner of registration
  80. 69Entry of attestation
  81. 70Signing the register
  82. Part XII: CORRECTION OF ERRORS
  83. 71Time when entry is complete
  84. 72Correction of entry before completion
  85. 73Correction of minor clerical errors after completion
  86. 74Correction of other clerical errors
  87. 75Errors of fact or substance
  88. 76Correction on coroner's certificate
  89. 77Correction of marriage entry
  90. Part XIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  91. 78Quarterly certified copies
  92. 79Certificate of registration of birth or still-birth
  93. 80Section33 of Act not to apply to still-births
  94. 81Application for short certificate of birth
  95. 82Compilation of short certificate of birth
  96. 83Certificates of death for purposes of Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act 1948
  97. 84Applications for certificates under various enactments
  98. Part XIV: ACCOUNTING
  99. 85Duties which may be performed without pre-payment of fee
  100. 86Recovery of fees, etc
  101. 87Rendering of accounts
  102. Part XV: OFFENCES
  103. 88Offences and proceedings
  104. Part XVI: REVOCATIONS
  105. 89Revocations and saving for existing forms
  106. Signature
  107. Schedule 1PRESCRIBED FORMS
  108. Schedule 2REVOCATIONS
  109. Explanatory note