# Registration Service Act 1953, Section 6: Superintendent registrars and registrars of births and deaths.

Extent: E+W

(1) Every superintendent registrar and every registrar of births and deaths shall be appointed by the council of the non-metropolitan county or metropolitan district in which his district or sub-district is situated.
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(2) No person shall be appointed as superintendent registrar or as registrar of births and deaths unless he is qualified in accordance with the prescribed conditions.
(3) Every superintendent registrar and every registrar of births and deaths shall be an officer of the council of the non-metropolitan county or metropolitan district in which his district or sub-district is situated ... .
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-service-act-1953/section-6
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