The Registration of Overseas Births and Deaths Regulations 2014

Entries of births

7.—(1) Entries of births shall be made and numbered consecutively and each entry shall constitute a record of one birth.

(2) Each entry in the register shall contain the following information concerning the child—

(a) date and place of birth, with time of birth in cases of twins or multiple births;

(b) full names and surname;

(c) sex;

(d) whether it appears there is a claim to British citizenship or British overseas territories citizenship.

(3) Each entry in the register shall contain the following information concerning the father or woman who is the parent of the child by virtue of sections 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008(1)—

(a) full names and surname;

(b) date and place of birth;

(c) occupation at time of child’s birth;

(d) claim to citizenship.

(4) Each entry in the register shall contain the following information concerning the mother—

(a) full names and surname;

(b) maiden surname (if applicable);

(c) surname at marriage if different from maiden surname (if applicable);

(d) date and place of birth;

(e) occupation at time of child’s birth;

(f) claim to citizenship.

(5) Each entry in the register shall contain the following information concerning the informant—

(a) full names and surname;

(b) relationship to child;

(c) postal address.

(6) Each entry in the register shall contain the date of registration and the name of the registration officer making the entry.

(7) Where an entry in the register records the birth of a child to a father or mother born in Scotland or Northern Ireland the registration officer shall mark the entry with the letter “S” or “NI” as appropriate.

(8) Where doubt exists as to the date of an event, the approximate date may be entered preceded by the word “about”.

(1)

2008 c. 22.