Regulation 2 Deaths in England and Wales

(1)

In respect of deaths occurring in England and Wales, the following persons shall furnish the Secretary of State with particulars of death in accordance with regulation 4.

(2)

The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

each registrar of births and deaths employed by a local authority which is facilitating the notification service, in relation to—

(i)

deaths registered by that registrar; and

(ii)

deaths for which that registrar has attested a declaration under section 23A(1) (giving of information concerning a death to a person other than the registrar) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953^f1 in accordance with regulation 42A(2) (declaration and registration under section 23A of the Act) of the 1987 Regulations^f2;

(b)

the Registrar General for England and Wales.

(3)

Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply in the following circumstances.

(4)

The circumstances are—

(a)

where the registrar has received a certificate from a coroner under section 11(7) (proceedings at inquest) or 16(4) (adjournment of inquest in event of criminal proceedings) of the Coroners Act 1988^f3;

(b)

where—

(i)

the registrar is registering a death under regulation 42A(4) of the 1987 Regulations; and

(ii)

the declaration was attested by a registrar of a local authority which is facilitating the notification service;

(c)

where the registrar is employed by more than one local authority and is acting in relation to a death as an officer of a local authority that does not facilitate the notification service.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1953 c. 20. Section 23A was inserted by S.I. 1996/2395.
f2: Regulation 42A was inserted by S.I. 1997/844 and amended by S.I. 2006/2827.
f3: 1988 c. 13.