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3(1)Any right to search the index of the registers of deaths includes the right to search entries included in it in accordance with paragraph 1(2)(b).
(2)Any person is entitled to have a certified copy of an entry in the Register of Presumed Deaths (but see paragraph 6).
(3)The Registrar General must cause a certified copy of an entry in the Register of Presumed Deaths to be sealed or stamped with the seal of the General Register Office.
(4)No certified copy of an entry in the Register of Presumed Deaths is to be of any force or effect unless it is sealed or stamped in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).
(5)Section 34(5) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (certified copy on form different from original entry deemed to be true copy) applies in relation to a copy of an entry in the Register of Presumed Deaths as it applies in relation to a copy of an entry in a register made under that Act.
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