1.—(1) Article 10 of the 1976 Order (registration of births) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).
(2) In paragraph (1) (registration by registrar for district where child born or mother ordinarily resident), for the words from “by the registrar for the district” to the words “in a register in his custody” there shall be substituted the words “in a register by any registrar together with”.
(3) In paragraph (4) (duty to give information to the registrar and sign the register in the presence of the registrar)—
(a)for the words “the registrar” there shall be substituted the words “any registrar”; and
(b)for the words “and to sign the register in the presence of the registrar” there shall be substituted the words “in such manner as may be prescribed”.
(4) In paragraph (6) (effect of qualified informant giving required information and signing the register), for the words “and signs the register” there shall be substituted the words “in the prescribed manner”.
(5) In the definition of “birth” in Article 2(2) of the 1976 Order (interpretation), at the end there shall be added the words “in Northern Ireland”.
2.—(1) Article 11 of the 1976 Order (infant children found exposed) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) (duty of certain persons to give information to the registrar and to sign the register in the presence of the registrar), for the words “and to sign the register in the presence of the registrar” there shall be substituted the words “in the prescribed manner”.
(3) In paragraph (2) (effect of person giving information and signing the register), for the words “and signs the register” there shall be substituted the words “in the prescribed manner”.
3.—(1) In Article 12 of the 1976 Order (issue of notice for information concerning births), paragraph (1) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (b) (requirement to give certain information), after the word “give” there shall be inserted the words “in the prescribed manner within such time as may be specified in the notice”.
(3) The following provisions shall cease to have effect—
(a)sub-paragraph (a) (requirement to attend personally);
(b)sub-paragraph (c) (requirement to sign register) and the immediately preceding “and”.
4.—(1) Article 14 of the 1976 Order (registration of father where parents not married) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)(a) (mother and father jointly request registration and sign the register in the presence of each other), for the words “and in that event the mother and that person shall sign the register in the presence of each other” there shall be substituted the words “in the prescribed manner”.
(3) In paragraph (5)(b) (effect of giving information and signing register), for the words “and the signing of the register by him in the presence of the registrar” there shall be substituted the words “in the prescribed manner”.