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PART IXCORRECTION OF ERRORS IN ENTRIES

Manner of correcting errors other than errors of fact or substance

32.—(1) Where an error other than one of fact or substance appears in an entry of a birth, still-birth or death that error may be corrected by the Registrar General.

(2) Any correction made in pursuance of this regulation shall include the making of a notation in the margin of the entry in such form and manner as the Registrar General may direct, followed by the name and official description of the person making the correction and the date on which the correction is made.

(3) Any notation to an entry made under paragraph (2) shall for all purposes be deemed to be part of the entry.

(4) Where a certificate is issued under these Regulations, and compiled from information in an entry which has been corrected under paragraph (1), the certificate —

(a)shall be compiled from the information contained in the entry as amended; and

(b)shall not refer to the notation made under paragraph (2) unless so directed by the Registrar General.

Errors of fact or substance

33.—(1) The form of a declaration made under Article 35(2) of the 1976 Order for the correction of an error of fact or substance in a register shall be Form 15.

(2) The form of a certificate to be given by a coroner under Article 35(3) of the 1976 Order for the correction of an error of fact or substance in a register shall be Form 16.

(3) Where a certificate is issued under these Regulations, and compiled from information in an entry which has been corrected by virtue of paragraph (1) or (2), the certificate —

(a)shall be compiled from the information contained in the entry as amended;

(b)shall not refer to the correction made by virtue of paragraph (1) or (2) unless so directed by the Registrar General.