# The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968, Regulation 45: Registration of still-birth after inquest


Where, before the expiration of 3 months from the date of a still-birth which he is required to register, a registrar receives a coroner's certificate upon an inquest from which it appears that the child was still-born or that there was not sufficient evidence to show that the child was born alive, the registrar shall register the still-birth as follows:—
(a) in spaces 1 and 3 to 10 he shall enter the particulars contained in the coroner's certificate, precisely as stated therein, as particulars to be entered in those spaces respectively;
(b) in space 2 he shall enter the cause of death as stated in the coroner's certificate, precisely as stated therein, followed by the words “Certificate after inquest held on …”, and the date of the inquest as stated in the certificate;
(c) in space 11 he shall enter the name and description of the coroner;
(d) in space 15 he shall enter the date on which the entry is made, and in space 16 he shall sign the entry and add his official description.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1968/2049/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-regulations-1968/regulation-45
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