For section 8 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (deputy superintendent registrars and registrars) substitute—

“8Deputy superintendent registrars and registrars

(1)

Subject to the provisions of the local scheme, a council which employs a superintendent registrar or a registrar of births and deaths may appoint one or more fit persons to act as his deputy.

(2)

Any person appointed as a deputy under subsection (1) shall have all the powers and duties of a superintendent registrar or a registrar of births and deaths, as the case may be.”