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1In section thirty-five—E+W
(a)for the words “one shilling” there shall be substituted the words “ one shilling and sixpence ”;
(b)for the word “sixpence” where first occurring there shall be substituted the word “ ninepence ”; and
(c)for the words “two shillings and sixpence” there shall be substituted the words “ three shillings and ninepence ”.
2In section five, for the words “between the hours of ten in the morning and four in the afternoon of every day, except Sundays and Christmas Day and Good Friday” there shall be substituted the words “ at any time when the General Register Office is open for that purpose ”.E+W
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1E+W
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F1Sch.1 paras. 3, 6, 9 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. XIX
4In subsection (6) of section twenty-seven, for the words “one shilling” there shall be substituted the words “ one shilling and sixpence ”.E+W
5In subsection (1) of section twenty-nine for the words “five shillings” there shall he substituted the words “ seven shillings and sixpence ”.E+W
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2E+W
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F2Sch.1 paras. 3, 6, 9 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. XIX
7In subsection (5) of section thirty-two—E+W
(a)for the words “one shilling” there shall be substituted the words “ one shilling and sixpence ”; and
(b)for the words “one pound ten shillings” there shall be substituted the words “ two pounds five shillings ”.
8In subsection (6) of section forty-one for the words “three pounds” there shall be substituted the words “ four pounds ten shillings ”.E+W
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3E+W
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F3Sch.1 paras. 3, 6, 9 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. XIX
10In section fifty-one—E+W
(a)for the words “ten shillings” there shall be substituted the words “ fifteen shillings ”; and
(b)for the words “five shillings” there shall be substituted the words “ seven shillings and sixpence ”.
11In subsection (4) of section fifty-seven for the word “sixpence” there shall be substituted the word “ ninepence ”.E+W
12In subsection (2) of section fifty-eight, the words “so that they may be most readily seen and examined” shall be omitted.E+W
13In subsection (1) of section sixty-three—E+W
(a)for the words “one shilling” in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words “ one shilling and sixpence ”;
(b)for the word “sixpence” where first occurring there shall be substituted the word “ ninepence ”; and
(c)for the words “two shillings and sixpence” there shall be substituted the words “ three shillings and ninepence ”.
14In subsection (2) of section sixty-four—E+W
(a)for the words “at all reasonable hours” there shall be substituted the words “ at any time when the register office is required to be open for the transaction of public business ”;
(b)for the words “five shillings” there shall be substituted the words “ seven shillings and sixpence ”;
(c)for the words “one shilling” there shall be substituted the words “ one shilling and sixpence ”; and
(d)for the words “two shillings and sixpence” there shall be substituted the words “ three shillings and ninepence ”.
15In subsection (2) of section sixty-five—E+W
(a)for the words “between the hours of ten in the morning and four in the afternoon of every day, except Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday” there shall be substituted the words “ at any time when the General Register Office is open for that purpose ”;
(b)for the words “twenty shillings” there shall be substituted the words “ thirty shillings ”;
(c)for the words “one shilling” there shall be substituted the words “ one shilling and sixpence ”; and
(d)for the words “two shillings and sixpence” there shall be substituted the words “ three shillings and ninepence ”.
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