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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 7th May 2003

Laid before Parliament 8th May 2003

Coming into force 1st June 2003

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 67(5) of, and paragraph 3(2), (3) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the Adoption Act 1976^f1, as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993^f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer^f3, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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f1: 1976 c. 36. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act are amended by section 12(3) and (4) of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”). Paragraph 3(4) defines the term “specified”.
f2: 1993 c. 38.
f3: The approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is required by section 67(6) of the 1976 Act as amended by article 5(1) and paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273). The reference to paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act is inserted into section 67(6) of that Act by paragraph 3(6) of Schedule 2 to the 1999 Act.