(1) Regulation 55 (correction of minor clerical errors after completion) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) for “superintendent registrar or the registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(b) omit “in his custody”.
(3) In paragraph (2)(b)(i), omit “provided it is evident from the preceding and succeeding entries which day or month should have been inserted”.
(4) In paragraph (2)(f)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (2)(f)(v), omit “or”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (2)(f)(vi), insert “or”;
(c) after paragraph (2)(f)(vi), insert—
(vii) a coroner’s certificate sent under section 23 of the Act;
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(5) In paragraph (3)—
(a) for “superintendent registrar or registrar concerned”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(b) in the first quoted text, after “or superintendent registrar”, insert “or Registrar General”;
(c) in the words after the first quoted text, for “registrar or superintendent registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(d) in the second quoted text after “or superintendent registrar”, insert “or Registrar General”;
(e) in the words after the second quoted text, for “registrar or superintendent registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(f) in each place it appears, for “sign”, substitute “enter his name and surname after”.
(1) Regulation 56 (correction of other minor clerical errors after completion) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) for “superintendent registrar or the registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(b) omit “in his custody”.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a) in the first and second quoted text, after “or superintendent registrar”, insert “or Registrar General”;
(b) in the words after the second quoted text, for “registrar or superintendent registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(c) for “sign”, substitute “enter his name and surname after”.
(4) In paragraph (3)—
(a) in each place it appears, for “signature”, substitute “information”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)(vi), for “9”, substitute “8”.
(1) Regulation 57 (correction of other clerical errors after completion) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) for “a superintendent registrar or a registrar”, substitute “the appropriate registration officer”;
(b) omit—
(i) “, still births,”;
(ii) “in his custody”;
(iii) sub-paragraph (c).
(3) In paragraph (2), for “superintendent registrar or registrar concerned”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”.
(4) After paragraph (2), insert—
(2A) Where it appears or is represented to the Registrar General that in a completed entry, made on the information of a qualified informant, in a register of still-births, there is a clerical error other than one to which regulation 55, 56, 58A or 59(2) applies, he shall request from the relevant registration officer such evidence as may be required for the purpose of verifying the facts and shall correct the error.
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(5) In paragraph (3)—
(a) after “paragraph (2)”, insert “or (2A), the appropriate registration officer”;
(b) omit “the registrar of the superintendent registrar concerned”;
(c) in paragraph (3)(b), for “sign”, substitute “enter his name and surname after”.
(6) In paragraph (4)—
(a) for “superintendent registrar or the registrar concerned”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(b) for “write”, substitute “enter”;
(c) for “sign”, substitute “enter his name and surname after”.
(1) Regulation 58 (correction of errors of fact or substance) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) for “a superintendent registrar or a registrar”, substitute “the appropriate registration officer”;
(b) omit—
(i) “, still-births”;
(ii) “in his custody”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “and enclosing a copy of the entry”.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a) for “superintendent registrar or the registrar concerned”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “write”, substitute “enter”;
(c) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “sign”, substitute “enter his name and surname after”.
(4) After paragraph (2), insert—
(2A) Where it appears or is represented to the Registrar General that there is an error of fact or substance in a completed entry in a register of still-births, other than an entry to which regulation 58A or 59 applies, he shall request from the relevant registration officer such information as may be required—
(a) for the purpose of verifying the facts; and
(b) ascertaining whether there are available two persons qualified to make a statutory declaration required by section 29(3) of the Act,
prior to correcting any error or omission.
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(1) Regulation 58A (correction of errors on notification by medical examiner) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)(b)—
(a) insert “to” at the start of the sub-paragraph;
(b) for “registrar, or the superintendent registrar having the custody of the register where the death has been registered,”, substitute “appropriate registration officer, who”.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a) in the words before paragraph (a) for “registrar, or the superintendent registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a) omit “of the entry and”.
(1) Regulation 59 (correction of error on coroner’s certificate) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) for “superintendent registrar or the registrar having the custody of a register containing”, substitute “appropriate registration officer, in relation to”.
(b) in the words after paragraph (1)(b)—
(i) omit “enclosing a copy of the entry and”;
(ii) after “(as the case may be)”, insert “, a copy”.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a) for “superintendent registrar or the registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”;
(b) in the words after the quoted text, for “sign”, substitute “enter his name and surname after”.
(4) In paragraph (3), in the words after the quoted text, for “sign”, substitute “enter his name and surname after”.
(1) Regulation 61 (copy of corrected or annotated entry to be sent to Registrar General) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) omit “or a registrar”;
(b) insert “, made prior to 1 July 2009,” after the words “completed entry”;
(c) after the words “certified by”, insert “them,” and omit “—”;
(d) omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (c);
(e) in the words after sub-paragraph (c), for “registrar”, substitute “appropriate registration officer”.
(3) Omit paragraph (2).
(4) In paragraph (3), for “is in a register in the custody of a superintendent registrar”, substitute “was made prior to 1st July 2009,”.
(1) Regulation 65 (compilation of short certificate of birth) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), for “, from the records and registers in the custody of the Registrar General or from the registers in the custody of the superintendent registrar or registrar” substitute “by the appropriate registration officer” and omit “(as the case may be)”.
(3) In paragraph (2)(c), for “opposite the words”, substitute “for the”.
(4) In paragraph (3)(d), for “opposite the words”, substitute “for the”.
In regulation 66(2)(d) (short certificate of birth in respect of certain children admitted to the Foundling Hospital), for “opposite the words”, substitute “for the”.
In regulation 66C(1) (compilation of short certificate of death), for “, from the records and registers in the custody of the Registrar General or from the registers in the custody of the superintendent registrar or registrar, ”, substitute “by the appropriate registration officer”.
In regulation 70A (transmission of draft particulars) substitute “The draft particulars referred to in regulations 3 and 69 may be transmitted electronically.”.
(1) Schedule 2 (prescribed forms) is amended as follows.
(2) In the table, in the entry relating to Form 2, in the second column, omit “, 17(3)(a)(ii)” in the second column from the left.
(3) In the table, after the entry relating to Form 2 insert—
2A | 42A | Declaration of particulars for the registration of a death | The Act, section 23A
2B | 34A | Declaration of particulars for the registration of a still birth | The Act, section 9(1)
(4) In the table, after the entry relating to Form 6 insert—
6A | 9(4) and (4A) | Declaration by parent on request for the registration of a birth | The Act, section 10(1)(d) to (g)
6B | 17(3) | Declaration by parent on request for the re-registration of a birth | The Act, section 10A(1)(d) to (g)
(5) In the table, after the entry relating to Form 22B, omit the last two rows.
(6) In Schedule 2—
(a) for Form 1, substitute Form 1 as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
(b) for Form 2, substitute Form 2 as set out in that Schedule;
(c) after Form 2, insert Forms 2A and 2B as set out in that Schedule;
(d) for Form 6A, substitute Form 6A as set out in that Schedule;
(e) for Form 6B, substitute Form 6B as set out in that Schedule;
(f) for Form 8, substitute Form 8 as set out in that Schedule;
(g) for Form 9, substitute Form 9 as set out in that Schedule;
(h) for Form 11, substitute Form 11 as set out in that Schedule;
(i) for Form 13, substitute Form 13 as set out in that Schedule;
(j) for Form 20, substitute Form 20 as set out in that Schedule;
(k) for Form 21, substitute Form 21 as set out in that Schedule;
(l) for Form 22, substitute Form 22 as set out in that Schedule.
In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the appropriate place, insert the following definition—
“appropriate registration officer” has the meaning given in section 29(5) of the Act;
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(1) Regulation 4A (re-registration, after declaration of parentage or legitimacy, of birth occurring in Wales) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (b), omit “personally”.
(3) In paragraph (c)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “sign the entry”, substitute “enter their name and surname”.
(b) in sub-paragraph (v), for “draw”, substitute “enter”.
(c) in sub-paragraph (vi), for “sign the entry”, substitute “enter his name and surname”.
In regulation 8A(1) of the Welsh Language Regulations (short certificate of death), for “a superintendent registrar or registrar”, substitute “the appropriate registration officer,”.
(1) Schedule 2 (prescribed forms) is amended as follows.
(2) In the table, after the entry relating to Form 2, insert—
2A | Declaration of particulars for the registration of a death | The Act, section 23A | 2A
2B | Declaration of particulars for the registration of a still birth | The Act, section 9(1) | 2B
(3) In the table omit the entries relating to Form 5 and Form 6.
(4) In Schedule 2—
(a) for Form 1, substitute Form 1 as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;
(b) for Form 2, substitute Form 2 as set out in that Schedule;
(c) after Form 2, insert Forms 2A and 2B as set out in that Schedule;
(d) for Form 6A, substitute Form 6 as set out in that Schedule;
(e) for Form 6B, substitute Form 6B as set out in that Schedule;
(f) for Form 7, substitute Form 7 as set out in that Schedule;
(g) for Form 9, substitute Form 9 as set out in that Schedule;
(h) for Form 10, substitute Form 10 as set out in that Schedule;
(i) for Form 16, substitute Form 16 as set out in that Schedule;
(j) for Form 17, substitute Form 17 as set out in that Schedule;
(k) for Form 18, substitute Form 18 as set out in that Schedule.
(1) Schedule 3 is amended as follows.
(2) In the table, after the entry relating to regulation 36(1)(b), insert—
37(a) | Re-registered on coroner's certificate at entry No… | Ail-gofrestrwyd ar sail tystysgrif y crwner yn y cofnod Rhif…
37(b) | This entry relates to a still-birth and is registered at entry No.…in the still-birth register.… | Mae'r cofnod hwn yn ymwneud â marw-enedigaeth ac fe'i cofrestrwyd yng nghofnod rhif... yn y gofrestr marw-enedigaethau.
(3) In the table, after the entry relating to regulation 45(b)(ii), insert—
46(a) and (b) | Re-registered on coroner's certificate at entry No … | Ail-gofrestrwyd ar sail tystysgrif y crwner yn y cofnod Rhif…
(4) In the table, omit the entry relating to regulation 54(1)(e).
(5) In the table, in the first two entries relating to regulation 55(3)—
(a) after “Superintendent Registrar”, in each place it appears, insert “or Registrar General”.
(b) after “Gofrestrydd Arolygol”, in each place it appears, insert “neu Cofrestrydd Cyffredinol”.
(6) In the table, in both entries relating to 56(2)—
(a) after “Superintendent Registrar”, in each place it appears, insert “or Registrar General”.
(b) after “Gofrestrydd Arolygol”, in each place it appears, insert “neu Cofrestrydd Cyffredinol”.