Statutory Instruments
Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Etc.
Made
15th April 2024
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(4) of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022(1), makes the following Regulations.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
2. Section 44 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (provision of information to registrar when investigation discontinued) comes into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
15th April 2024
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force section 44 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35) (“the Act”). They are the fifth commencement regulations to be made under the Act.
Section 44 of the Act inserts paragraph (4) in section 23 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. New paragraph (4) enables the registrar to register a death on the basis of information furnished by the senior coroner, on request by the registrar, provided the senior coroner has discontinued their investigation and authorised the disposal of the body. This provision may be relied upon by the registrar where a qualified informant (ordinarily a family member) is unable or unwilling to provide such information, and the senior coroner has established the relevant information as part of their initial investigation.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35) have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | 14 July 2022 | 2022/816 |
| Section 2 | 14 July 2022 | 2022/816 |
| Section 3 | 7 November 2023 | 2023/1194 |
| Section 5 | 4 January 2023 | 2022/1358 |
| Section 13 | 14 July 2022 | 2022/816 |
| Section 18 (partially) | 14 July 2022 | 2022/816 |
| Section 19 to 30, 32 and 33 | 28 June 2023 | 2023/613 |
| Section 35, 36 and 38 | 7 November 2023 | 2023/1194 |
| >Schedule 2 paragraphs 1 to 4 | 7 November 2023 | 2023/1194 |
| Schedule 2 paragraphs 16 to 21 | 14 July 2022 | 2022/816 |
| Schedule 3 | 28 June 2023 | 2023/613 |
| Schedule 5 paragraphs 2, 3, 18, 25, 29 | 7 November 2023 | 2023/1194 |