The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

Registration on coroner’s certificate after inquest

36.—(1) Where, before the expiration of three months from the date of a still-birth, the relevant registrar receives a coroner’s certificate after inquest from which it appears that the child was still-born or that there was not sufficient evidence to show that the child was born alive, the registrar shall forthwith register the still-birth and the particulars (whether or not already registered) on form 9 as follows–

(a) in spaces 1 and 3 to 10, he shall enter, precisely as stated in the coroner’s certificate, the particulars contained in the certificate as the particulars to be entered in the respective spaces;

(b) in space 2, he shall enter the cause of death precisely as stated in the coroner’s certificate followed by the words “Certificate after inquest held on ... ... ... ...”, inserting the date of the inquest as stated in the certificate;

(c) in spaces 11 and 12 together, he shall enter the name, surname and description of the coroner;

(d) he shall draw a line through spaces 13 and 14;

(e) in space 15, he shall enter the date on which the entry is made;

(f) in space 16 he shall sign the entry and add his official description.

(2) Where the relevant registrar receives a coroner’s certificate as mentioned in paragraph (1), section 5 of the Act shall apply with the modification that on receiving the certificate the registrar shall forthwith register the still-birth in the manner specified in paragraph (1) of this Regulation and, if it has already been registered, without any alteration of the original entry.