Regulation 72 Correction of entry before completion

if a word is incorrect, he shall strike it out by a line drawn through it, so, however, that the word remains legible, and write the correct word above it;

if in any group of figures one or more figures is incorrect, he shall strike out all the figures in the group by a line drawn through them, so, however, that they remain legible, and write the correct figures above them;

if a word has been omitted, he shall place a caret where the omission occurs and above the caret he shall write the word omitted, or if there is space to write the word omitted in the place of the omission, he shall write the word therein and underline it;

all errors corrected as aforesaid shall be numbered consecutively by the registrar from the beginning of the register starting with “one”, and on making any such correction the registrar shall write the number of the error in figures against the correction in the body of the entry and shall repeat the same number in words in the margin of the entry and add his initials;

if the particulars required to be entered in any two spaces or columns have been inadvertently transposed, the registrar shall, without any other correction, write in the margin of the entry a note of the error in the following form: “The particulars in … and … inadvertently transposed”, and add his initials.

if the particulars required to be entered in respect of the parties to a marriage, or the fathers of the parties, have been inadvertently transposed, the registrar shall, without any other correction, write in the margin of the entry a note to that effect, specifying the particulars to which the note relates, and add his initials.