Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

1. Introduction

2. Background and Policy Objectives

3. Consultation

4. Overview

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1:  Registration of births

   2. Section 2: Infant children found exposed

   3. Section 3: Issue of notice for information concerning births

   4. Section 4: Registration of father where parents not married

   5. Section 5: Time limit on registration of still-births

   6. Section 6: Registration of still-births where parents not married

   7. Section 7: Re-registration of births of legitimated persons

   8. Section 8: Re-registration of births after declaration of parentage

   9. Section 9: Registration of deaths

   10. Section 10:  Issue of notice for information concerning deaths

   11. Section 11: Short death certificate

   12. Section 12: Discharge of functions of the Registrar General

   13. Section 13: Reproduction of registers and replacement of lost registers etc.

   14. Section 14: Access to information relating to births and deaths

   15. Section 15: Correction of errors in registers

   16. Section 16: Registration or alteration of child’s name

   17. Section 17: Certified copies

   18. Section 18: Issue of short birth certificate

   19. Section 19: Notification of births and deaths

   20. Section 20: Entries in registers as evidence

   21. Section 21: Refusal to give information

   22. Section 22: Fees payable for searches, certified copies, etc

   23. Section 23: Access to information relating to marriages and civil partnerships

   24. Section 24: Notification of registration of marriages and civil partnerships

   25. Section 25: Access to information in the Adopted Children Register

   26. Section 26: Access to information in the Gender Recognition Register

   27. Section 27: Notification of entry in Register of Presumed Deaths

   28. Section 28: Access to information in the Register of Presumed Deaths

   29. Section 29: Correction of errors in the Register of Presumed Deaths

   30. Section 30: Production of commemorative documents

   31. Section 31: Record of Northern Ireland Connections

   32. Section 32:  Interpretation

   33. Section 33:  Repeals

   34. Section 34:  Commencement

   35. Section 35:  Short title

   36. Schedule 1:  Events which may be recorded under Section 31

   37. Schedule 2:  Repeals

6. Hansard Reports