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Population (Statistics) Act 1938

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Change 1

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As published

SCHEDULE

Particulars which may be required 1 On registration of a birth (including a still-birth) (a) in all cases— (i) the age of the mother; (ii) the number of previous children of the mother, and how many of them were born alive or were still-born; (b) where the name of any person is to be entered in the register of births as father of the child, or as a parent of the child by virtue of section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, the age of that person; (c) where the birth is of a child whose father and mother were married to, or civil partners of, each other at the time of the child’s birth (or a child to whom section 1(3) of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 applies by reason of a marriage or civil partnership between the child’s parents)— (i) the date of the marriage or formation of the civil partnership, and (ii) whether before she married, or formed the civil partnership with, the child’s other parent, the mother had been married to, or had formed a civil partnership with, any other person; (c) the number of previous children born to the mother and how many of them were— (i) born alive; and (ii) still-born; (d) where the parents are married to, or in a civil partnership with, each other— (i) the date of their marriage or formation of civil partnership; and (ii) whether the mother had been married or in a civil partnership before thatdate. (e) where the birth does not fall within paragraph (c) or (d), whether at any time before the birth the mother had been married or had formed a civil partnership. 2 On registration of death (a) whether the deceased was single, married, widowed , divorced, a civil partner or former civil partner, and, if a former civil partner, whether the civil partnership ended on death or dissolution; (b) the age of the surviving spouseor civil partner, if any, of the deceased.

Your change, as a redline

SCHEDULE

Particulars which may be required 1 On registration of a birth (including a still-birth) (a) in all cases— (i) the age of the mother; (ii) the number of previous children of the mother, and how many of them were born alive or were still-born; (b) where the name of any person is to be entered in the register of births as father of the child, or as a parent of the child by virtue of section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, the age of that person; (c) where the birth is of a child whose father and mother were married to, or civil partners of, each other at the time of the child’s birth (or a child to whom section 1(3) of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 applies by reason of a marriage or civil partnership between the child’s parents)— (i) the date of the marriage or formation of the civil partnership, and (ii) whether before she married, or formed the civil partnership with, the child’s other parent, the mother had been married to, or had formed a civil partnership with, any other person; (c) the number of previous children born to the mother and how many of them were— (i) born alive; and (ii) still-born; (d) where the parents are married to, or in a civil partnership with, each other— (i) the date of their marriage or formation of civil partnership; and (ii) whether the mother had been married or in a civil partnership before thatdate. (e) where the birth does not fall within paragraph (c) or (d), whether at any time before the birth the mother had been married or had formed a civil partnership. 2 On registration of death (a) whether the deceased was single, married, widowed , divorced, a civil partner or former civil partner, and, if a former civil partner, whether the civil partnership ended on death or dissolution; (b) the age of the surviving spouseor civil partner, if any, of the deceased.

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