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Births and Deaths Registration Act 1874
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24Appointment of deputy by superintendent registrar and registrar
Every superintendent registrar shall from time to time, by writing under his hand, appoint, with the approval of the Registrar General, a fit person to act as his deputy in case of his illness or unavoidable absence, or in any prescribed case; and every such deputy while so acting shall have all the powers and fulfil all the duties and be subject to all the obligations by the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1836 to 1874, or any of them, given to or imposed on the superintendent registrar whose deputy he is.
Such deputy shall hold his office during the pleasure of the superintendent registrar by whom he is appointed, but shall be removable from his office by the Registrar
Every superintendent registrar shall be civilly responsible for the acts or omissions of his deputy.
The provisions of this section shall apply to registrars in like manner as if it were enacted with the word registrar substituted for superintendent registrar.
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