# Registration Service Act 1953, Section 8: Deputy superintendent registrars and registrars.

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to the provisions of the local scheme, a council which employs a superintendent registrar or a registrar of births and deaths may appoint one or more fit persons to act as his deputy.
(2) Any person appointed as a deputy under subsection (1) shall have all the powers and duties of a superintendent registrar or a registrar of births and deaths, as the case may be.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-service-act-1953/section-8
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