# The Registration of Overseas Births and Deaths Regulations 2014, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981;
“registration officer” means—
(a) any officer in the service of Her Majesty’s government authorised by the Secretary of State to conduct the registration of births and deaths in a country mentioned in Schedule 3 to the 1981 Act;
(b) any officer in the service of Her Majesty’s government authorised by the Secretary of State to conduct the registration of births and deaths in a foreign country;
“register” means the database, whether electronic or paper, kept for the purposes of these Regulations;
“ship” includes a hovercraft within the meaning of the Hovercraft Act 1968.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/511/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-overseas-births-and-deaths-regulations-2014/regulation-2
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