Paragraph 3 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 (c. 48)

(1)

The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 9 (regulations)—

(a)

for “Chancellor of the Exchequer” substitute “Secretary of State”, and

(b)

omit the words “, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for the Home Department,”.

(3)

In section 12 (definitions), in the definition of “prescribed”, for “the Chancellor of the Exchequer” substitute “the Secretary of State”.