The Registration (Entries of Overseas Births and Deaths) (Amendment) Order 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Registration (Entries of Overseas Births and Deaths) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/1526) (“the 1982 Order”). The 1982 Order applies provisions of enactments relating to the registration of births and deaths in the United Kingdom to certified copies of birth and death entries sent for deposit with the Registrars General in the United Kingdom.

The Overseas Births and Deaths Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/511) (“the 2014 Regulations”) set out the process by which the birth or death overseas of a British Citizen or British overseas territories citizens in any Commonwealth or foreign country may be registered; revoking existing provisions which govern these registrations.

Article 3 amends reference to the provisions under which certified copies are transmitted by the Registrar General for England and Wales to the Registrar General for Scotland or the Registrar General for Northern Ireland, to refer to the 2014 Regulations.

Articles 4 to 6 of this Order make amendments to Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 and Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1982 Order. These are in respect of providing a certified copy of a birth or death entry upon request and the charging of a fee, where that entry is held by the Registrar General for England and Wales and the original registration was made in the registers held by the Secretary of State under the 2014 Regulations. This prescribes the same fee for those making a request for a certified copy of a birth or death certificate from the Registrar General regardless of where the original registration was made.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.