The Civil Registration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

PART IPRELIMINARY

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO ENTRIES IN REGISTERS

4Manner of registration

5Additional particulars concerning a birth or a still-birth

6Making of entries on the authority of the Registrar General

7Form of registers

8Cancellation of entry space

9Notation of original entries following re-registration

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS

10Particulars as at date of birth

11Particulars to be registered

12Manner in which required particulars are to be given

13Further provision in relation to the manner in which required particulars are to be given by unmarried parents

14Registration of birth requiring declaration and statutory declaration

PART IVREGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTHS

Registration of still-births without reference to the Coroner

15Certificate of evidence of a still-birth

16Particulars to be registered concerning a still- birth

Registration of still-births following reference to the Coroner

17Reference to Coroner

18Coroner’s certificate or notification

19Registration of still-birth where inquest is not held

20Registration of still-birth after inquest

PART VDISPOSAL OF BODIES OF STILL-BORN CHILDREN

21Certificate for disposal of body

22Notice of disposal of body without registrar’s certificate or coroner’s order or notification

PART VIREGISTRATION OF DEATHS

Registration of deaths where inquest not held

23Certificate of cause of death

24Particulars to be registered concerning a death

25Manner in which required particulars concerning a death are to be given

26Date of registration

27Registration of death after inquest

Disposal of body

28Certificate for disposal of body

29Notice of disposal of body without registrar’s certificate or coroner’s order or notification

PART VIIIRE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, STILL-BIRTHS AND DEATHS

30Manner of re-registration

31Re-registration after declaration of parentage

PART IXCORRECTION OF ERRORS IN ENTRIES

32Manner of correcting errors other than errors of fact or substance

33Errors of fact or substance

PART XCHANGE OF NAME OR SURNAME

34Form of application for change of name or surname

PART XISHORT BIRTH CERTIFICATES

35Short birth certificates

36Manner of compiling short birth certificates

PART XIISHORT DEATH CERTIFICATES

37Short death certificates

38Manner of compiling short death certificates

PART XIIIACCESS TO INFORMATION

39Access to information contained in registers

40Access in General Register Office

41Remote access

42Release of information to third parties

43Relevant Period

PART XIVRECORD OF NORTHERN IRELAND CONNECTIONS

44Form of application for a relevant event to be registered in the Record of Northern Ireland Connections

PART XVNOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATIONS OR CHANGES OF NAME OR SURNAME

45Form of application in respect of a birth or death registration

46Form of application in respect of a marriage registration

47Form of application in respect of a civil partnership registration

48Form of application in respect of a change of name or surname

SCHEDULE 2ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS CONCERNING BIRTHS AND STILL-BIRTHS

2012 No. 408

Civil Registration

The Civil Registration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made19th November 2012

Coming into operation-17th December 2012

The Department of Finance and Personnel makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 10(1), 10(4), 11(1), 12(1), 14(3), 14ZA(3), 15(3), 15(6), 15(7), 15(9), 16(1), 16(2), 18(2), 19(2), 19A(2), 21(1), 21(5), 23(1), 25(2), 29(1), 29(2), 30(1), 31(2), 32, 34A(1), 35(2), 35(3), 36(3), 37(3), 37(4), 37(4B), 39, 40, 40A and 40B(2) of the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 19761, Article 50(4) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 19872, Article 35(5) and 35A(2) of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 20033, section 155A(2) and 159 of the Civil Partnership Act 20044, paragraph 3A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Presumption of Death Act (Northern Ireland) 20095 and section 31(2) of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 20116.