The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 is amended as follows.

In section 13 (registration of name of child or of alteration of name) in subsection (2), omit “on payment of a fee not exceeding £1.00”.

In section 31 (searches of indexes kept by superintendent registrars) in subsection (2), omit from “, on payment” to the end.

In section 32 (searches in registers kept by registrars) omit from “, on payment” to the end of paragraph (c).

In section 33 (short certificate of birth) in subsection (1), omit from “on payment” to “and”.

In section 34A (searches and records of information: additional provision) omit subsection (2).

In section 39 (regulations made by the Registrar General) in paragraph (a), for “and 34A” substitute “ , 34A and 38A ”.

In section 41 (interpretation) in subsection (1), in the definition of “prescribed”, for “and 10C” substitute “ , 10C and 38A ”.