1On an application made in the prescribed manner by an adopted person—
(a)a record of whose birth is kept by the Registrar General, and
(b)who has attained the age of 18 years,
the Registrar General must give the applicant any information necessary to enable the applicant to obtain a certified copy of the record of his birth.
“Prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Registrar General with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.