# The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968, Regulation 4: Qualifications for appointment


A candidate for appointment to a registration office must be qualified in accordance with the following conditions:—
(a) he must produce satisfactory evidence as to character;
(b) he must have attained the age of 21;
(c) he must not have attained the age of 65;
(d) if he has attained the age of 55 he must—
(i) in the case of a candidate for appointment as superintendent registrar, previously have held a registration office or deputy registration office for at least 5 years in the aggregate;
(ii) in the case of a candidate for appointment to any other registration office, previously have held a registration office or a deputy registration office for a period in the aggregate at least equal to that which has elapsed since he attained the age of 55:
Provided that the council may appoint a candidate who is not qualified under paragraph (c), or a candidate who is not qualified under paragraph (d), if the Registrar General is satisfied that there is no other suitable candidate for appointment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1968/2049/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-regulations-1968/regulation-4
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