Valid from 28/03/2009
39(1)Section 1 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 (records of births, marriages and deaths among armed forces etc overseas) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)omit the words “, or among the families of”;
(b)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)civilians subject to service discipline.”
(3)In subsection (3)—
(a)for the words from “, or the family” to “of this section” substitute “ a civilian subject to service discipline ”;
(b)for “more particular description” substitute “ particular description of such civilians ”.
(4)For subsection (5) substitute—
“(6)In this section “civilian subject to service discipline” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006.”
40U.K.In section 2(1) of that Act (records of births and deaths in HM ships and aircraft etc)—
(a)omit paragraphs (a) and (b);
(b)in paragraph (c) for “such an aircraft” substitute “ one of Her Majesty's aircraft (as defined by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 15 to the Armed Forces Act 2006) ”.
41U.K.In section 4 of that Act (validation of certain entries)—
(a)in subsection (1) for the words from “of any description” to “section one of this Act” substitute “ within subsection (1A) below ”;
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(1A)A person is within this subsection if—
(a)he serves Her Majesty in, or is otherwise employed in any capacity connected with, Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces; or
(b)he belongs to or is employed by any organisation concerned with the welfare of members of those forces.”
42U.K.In section 5(1)(b) of that Act (registration of births of legitimated persons), for the words from “a person of” to the end substitute “ a civilian subject to service discipline (within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006), ”.