10.—(1) When spaces 1 to 13 of form 1 have been completed and verified the registrar shall call upon the following persons to sign the entry in space 14 of the form–
(a)subject to sub-paragraph (b), the informant;
(b)where an entry has been made under [F1section 10(1)] of the Act–
(i)if made pursuant to paragraph (a) of that [F2sub-section], the person acknowledging himself to be the father, and then the mother,
(ii)if made pursuant to paragraph (b) of that [F2sub-section], the mother, in which case the registrar shall add after her signature the words “Statutory declaration made by ... ... ... ...on ... ... ... ...”, inserting the name and surname of the person acknowledging himself to be the father and the date on which the statutory declaration was made by him,
[F3(iii)if made pursuant to paragraph (c) of that sub-section, the person stating himself to be the father of the child, in which case the registrar shall add after his signature the words “Statutory declaration made by ... ... ... ... on ... ... ... ...”, inserting the name and surname of the mother and the date on which the statutory declaration was made by her,]
[F4(iv)if made pursuant to paragraph (d) of that sub-section, the person making the request in which case the registrar shall add after his signature the words “Pursuant to section 10(1)(d) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”,
(v)if made pursuant to paragraph (e) of that sub-section, the person making the request, in which case the registrar shall add after his signature the words “Pursuant to section 10(1)(e) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953,”
(vi)if made pursuant to paragraph (f) of that sub-section, the person making the request in which case the registrar shall add after his signature the words “Pursuant to section 10(1)(f) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953,”
(vii)if made pursuant to paragraph (g) of that sub-section, the person making the request in which case the Registrar shall add after his signature the words “Pursuant to section 10(1)(g) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”.]
[F5(c)where an entry has been made under section 10ZA of the Act, the person making the request, in which case the registrar shall add after his signature the words “Pursuant to section 10ZA of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953.”]
(2) The registrar shall then enter in space 15 the date on which the entry is made and shall sign the entry in space 16, adding his official description.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 10(1)(b) substituted (1.4.1989) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/497), regs. 1(1), 4(a) (with reg. 13)
F2Word in reg. 10(1)(b)(i)(ii) substituted (1.4.1989) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/497), regs. 1(1), 4(b) (with reg. 13)
F3Reg. 10(1)(b)(iii)(iv) substituted for reg. 10(1)(b)(iii) (1.4.1989) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/497), regs. 1(1), 4(c) (with reg. 13)
F4Reg. 10(1)(b)(iv)-(vii) substituted for reg. 10(1)(b)(iv) (14.10.1991) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2275), regs. 1(1), 3
F5Reg. 10(1)(c) inserted (1.12.2003) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3048), regs. 1(1), 3
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