Births

Registration of births
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 ”.
S. 1 partly in operation; s. 1 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 34; s. 1(1)(2)(3)(a) and (5) in operation at 3.10.2011 by S.R. 2011/323, art. 2
S. 1(3)(b) in operation at 16.11.2012 by S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.
S. 1(4) in operation at 16.11.2012 by S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.