This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in Statutory Instrument 2007/3390 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
Police, Northern Ireland
Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages Etc. Northern Ireland
Made
8th March 2008
Laid before Parliament
17th March 2008
Coming into force
8th April 2008
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 13(1)(d) of the Police and Justice Act 2006(1), after consulting the Registrar General for Northern Ireland, makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 8th April 2008.
(2) In this Order “insurer” means a person who has permission under Part IV of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(2) to effect or carry out contracts of insurance.
(3) The definition of insurer in paragraph (2) must be read with —
(a)section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
(b)any relevant order under that section; and
(c)Schedule 2 to the Act.
2. The Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) Regulations 2007(3) are revoked.
3. The Registrar General for Northern Ireland may supply information contained in any register of deaths kept by the Registrar General to a person or body specified, or of a description specified, in the Schedule to this Order for use in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences.
Paul Goggins
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
8th March 2008
Article 3
1. A local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972(4).
2. The Council of the Isles of Scilly.
3. A council within the meaning of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(5).
4. A district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(6).
5. A government department in England and Wales and any agency thereof.
6. A government department in Scotland and any agency thereof.
7. The Scottish Executive.
8. A Northern Ireland department.
9. A credit reference agency.
10. A building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986(7).
11. An insurer.
12. A person who holds a licence under the Consumer Credit Act 1974(8).
13. A bank as defined in the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879(9).
14. The trustees or managers of a pension scheme.
15. A person who, or body which, updates lists so as to remove the entries on those lists of persons who are deceased.
16. A body established by an Act of Parliament or by a statutory instrument made under an Act of Parliament to perform functions conferred on it under or by that Act or instrument.
17. An NHS body within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 2006(10).
18. An NHS body within the meaning of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(11).
19. A body to which Article 90 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 applies(12).
20. The Common Council of the City of London.
21. A person who has been authorised to exercise a function of an office-holder or Minister in accordance with section 69 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994(13).
22. A person who has been authorised to exercise a function of a local authority in accordance with section 70 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order permits the Registrar General for Northern Ireland to supply information contained in any register of deaths held by the Registrar General to a person or body specified or of a description specified in the Schedule to this Order for use in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences.
This Order revokes S.I. 2007/3390, which was defective.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.