# Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, Section 71: Deputy superintendent registrars and registrars


For section 8 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (deputy superintendent registrars and registrars) substitute—
“Deputy superintendent registrars and registrars
8 (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/2007/18/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/statistics-and-registration-service-act-2007/section-71
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