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Section 20 Regulations.C1C2C3C4

The Registrar General with the approval of the Minister may by statutory instrument make regulations—

(a)

prescribing the duties of superintendent registrars, registrars of births and deaths and registrars of marriages in the execution of any enactment relating to their functions;

(b)

prescribing the duties under the Registration Acts of F1proper officers of non-metropolitan counties and metropolitan districts, and such other officers as may be appointed in pursuance of any local scheme;

(c)

making provision as to the place and manner in which, the days on which and the hours during which any documents kept in the General Register Office and required to be available for search by the public are to be so available;

(d)

prescribing anything which by this Act is required to be prescribed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 29 para. 41(5)

Modifications

C1

S. 20 extended (1.7.1992) by Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), ss. 124(1), 192(4), Sch. 10 para. 3.

C2

S. 20 extended by Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14), s. 160(1)

C3

S. 20: functions of the Secretary of State transferred (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 9(c)

C4

S. 20 transfer of functions (3.4.2008) by Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(b) (with art. 4)