# The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968, Regulation 6: Powers and duties of deputy


(1) Subject to the provisions of regulation 9, a deputy may in the absence of his principal perform any of the duties of his principal, notwithstanding that his absence may not be unavoidable or occasioned by illness; and a deputy registrar may register—
(a) a birth, still-birth or death in respect of which his principal acts as informant, or
(b) a marriage to which his principal is a party or witness.
(2) Subject as aforesaid, a deputy may, while his principal is performing any duties of his office, perform any of the duties of his principal which are not reserved to the principal under the local scheme.
(3) As soon as a deputy has acted continuously as such for one month in the absence of the principal he shall make a report of the fact to the Registrar General, stating to the best of his ability the circumstances to which the principal's absence from duty is due and the date when the principal expects to resume his duties.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1968/2049/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-regulations-1968/regulation-6
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