Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953

1 & 2 Eliz. 2 c. 20 · Enacted 14 July 1953 · Extends to England and Wales

Contents

1. Part I: Registration of Births
2. 1Particulars of births to be registered.
3. 2Information concerning birth to be given to registrar within forty–two days.
4. 3Information concerning finding of new–born child to be given to registrar within forty–two days.
5. 3ARegistration of births of abandoned children.
6. 4Registrar’s power to require information concerning birth.
7. 5Registration of births free of charge.
8. 6Registration between three and twelve months from date of birth. Repealed
9. 7Registration after twelve months from date of birth.
10. 8Penalty for improper registration after 12 months from date of birth.
11. 9Giving of information to a person other than the registrar.
12. 10Registration of father ... or of second female parent where parents not married or civil partners
13. 10ZARegistration of father or second female parent by virtue of certain provisions of Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
14. 10ARe-registration where parents neither married nor civil partners
15. 11Special provision as to registration of still–birth.
16. 12Certificate of registration of birth.
17. 13Registration of name of child or of alteration of name.
18. 14Re–registration of births of legitimated persons.
19. 14ARe–registration after declaration of parentage.
20. Part II: Registration of Deaths
21. 15Particulars of deaths to be registered.
22. 16Information concerning death in a house.
23. 17Information concerning other deaths.
24. 18Notice preliminary to information of death.
25. 19Registrar’s power to require information concerning death.
26. 20Registration of death free of charge.
27. 21Registration of death after twelve months. Repealed
28. 22Registration of cause of death on receipt of medical certificate
29. 23Furnishing of information by coroner.
30. 23AGiving of information concerning a death to a person other than the registrar
31. 24Certificates as to registration of death.
32. Part III: General
33. Registers, certified copies, etc.
34. 25Provision of registers, etc., by Registrar General.
35. 26Quarterly returns to be made by registrar to superintendent registrar.
36. 27Quarterly returns by superintendent registrar to Registrar General.
37. 28Custody of registers, etc.
38. 29Correction of errors in registers.
39. 29AAlternative procedure for certain corrections.
40. Searches and Certificates
41. 30Searches of indexes kept by Registrar General.
42. 31Searches of indexes kept by superintendent registrars.
43. 32Searches in registers kept by registrars.
44. 33Short certificate of birth.
45. 33AShort certificate of death
46. 34Entry in register as evidence of birth or death.
47. 34ASearches and records of information: additional provision
48. Offences
49. 35Offences relating to registers.
50. 36Penalties for failure to given information, etc.
51. 37Penalty for forging certificate, etc.
52. 38Prosecution of offences and application of fines.
53. Miscellaneous
54. 38AFees
55. 38BRequirements to sign register
56. 39Regulations and approval of electronic forms etc.
57. 39ARegulations made by the Minister: further provisions
58. 40Sending and providing notices, information or other documents
59. 40AOriginal documents may be in an approved electronic form
60. 41Interpretation.
61. 42Savings, etc.
62. 43Repeals and consequential amendments.
63. 44Short title, extent and commencement.
64. Schedule FIRST: Consequential Amendments of other Enactments
65. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
66. B. The Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo.5. c.88)
67. 2Paragraph 2
68. 3Paragraph 3
69. The Legitimacy Act, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5. c.60)
70. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
71. Schedule SECONDSchedule SECOND