{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-special-provisions-act-1957/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-special-provisions-act-1957/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/58",
  "legislation_title": "Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-deaths-and-marriages-special-provisions-act-1957",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Validation of certain entries in marine register books and in registers kept by Army and Royal Air Force.",
  "text": "(1) Where in any marine register book kept under subsection (7) of section thirty-seven of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1874, a death or birth which occurred outside the United Kingdom, but not on board one of Her Majesty’s ships, among, or among the families of, persons serving in Her Majesty’s naval forces, the Royal Marines or any Marine reserve, or persons within subsection (1A) below, was entered before the commencement of this Act, the said subsection (7) shall be deemed always to have applied as if it authorised the making of such entries.\n(1A) A person is within this subsection if—\n(a) he serves Her Majesty in, or is otherwise employed in any capacity connected with, Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces; or\n(b) he belongs to or is employed by any organisation concerned with the welfare of members of those forces.\n(2) Where in any register kept under section two of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Army) Act 1879, by any of Her Majesty’s military or air forces a death, birth or marriage which occurred or was solemnised outside the United Kingdom among, or among the families of, any such persons as are mentioned in subsection (1) of this section was entered before the commencement of this Act, the said section two shall be deemed always to have applied as if regulations under that section authorised the making of such entries.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 4(1) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 41(a); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 4(1A) inserted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 41(b); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1874 c. 88."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1879 c. 8."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/58/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:13:32.693885+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}