The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Provision where date or place of birth or death is unknown

3. PART II REGISTRATION OFFICERS

   1. 4. Qualifications for appointment

   2. 5. Disqualifications for appointment

   3. 6. Powers and duties of deputy

   4. 7. Vacation of office

   5. 8. Lists of officers, offices and hours of attendance

   6. 9. Duality of function

   7. 10. General conduct, etc. of officers

   8. 11. Statistical returns

   9. 12. Inspection, etc., of books

4. PART III GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO ENTRIES IN REGISTERS

   1. 13. Registration in more than one place

   2. 14. Cancellation of entry space

   3. 15. Signature by mark or in foreign characters

5. PART IV BIRTH REGISTRATION

   1. 16. Particulars to be registered

   2. 17. Particulars as at date of birth

   3. 18. Manner of registration

   4. 19. Verification of particulars

   5. 20. Signatures

   6. 21. Signature, etc. of registrar

   7. 22. Registration after 3 months but within 12 months

   8. 23. Registration after 12 months

   9. 24. Making of declaration under section 9 of the Act

   10. 25. Alteration or giving of name after registration

6. PART V RE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF LEGITIMATED PERSONS

   1. 26. Attendance of parent

   2. 27. Relevant date for particulars

   3. 28. Making of entry where parent attends

   4. 29. Making of declaration where parent does not attend

   5. 30. Making of entry in pursuance of declaration

   6. 31. Making of entry when particulars not verified by parent

   7. 32. Noting of previous entry

   8. 33. Certified copies of re-registered entries

   9. 34. Declaration in respect of a person born at sea

   10. 35. Entry in respect of a person born at sea

   11. 36. Noting of previous entry

7. PART VI BIRTH ENTRIES OF ADOPTED CHILDREN

   1. 37. Marking of birth entry of adopted child

   2. 38. Reproduction of marking in certified copy

8. PART VII REGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTHS

   1. 39. Application to still-births of certain provisions relating to births

   2. 40. Particulars to be registered

   3. 41. Manner of registration

   4. 42. Entry of nature of evidence of still-birth

   5. 43. Reference to coroner

   6. 44. Registration of still-birth where no inquest is held

   7. 45. Registration of still-birth after inquest

   8. 46. Annotation of previous entry

9. PART VIII DISPOSAL OF BODIES OF STILL-BORN CHILDREN

   1. 47. Certificate for disposal

10. PART IX DEATH REGISTRATION

    1. 48. Particulars to be registered and certificate of cause of death

    2. 49. Registration without reference to coroner

    3. 50. Verification of particulars

    4. 51. Registration upon reference to coroner

    5. 52. Registration where inquest is not held

    6. 53. Procedure on coroner's notification of cause of death, when death already registered

    7. 54. Registration of death after inquest

    8. 55. Registration on coroner's certificate of death already registered

    9. 56. Registration after 12 months

11. PART X DISPOSAL OF BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONS

    1. 57. Interpretation of Part X

    2. 58. Certificates for disposal

    3. 59. Certificate that death is not required to be registered

    4. 60. Declaration that registrar's certificate or

    5. 61. Notification of disposal

    6. 62. Enquiry in default of notification of disposal

12. PART XI REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE

    1. 63. Form of notice of marriage

    2. 64. Endorsement on notice of marriage

    3. 65. Form of certificate and form of certificate and licence for marriage

    4. 66. Form of instructions for solemnization of a marriage in a registered building without the presence of a registrar

    5. 67. Particulars to be registered

    6. 68. Manner of registration

    7. 69. Entry of attestation

    8. 70. Signing the register

13. PART XII CORRECTION OF ERRORS

    1. 71. Time when entry is complete

    2. 72. Correction of entry before completion

    3. 73. Correction of minor clerical errors after completion

    4. 74. Correction of other clerical errors

    5. 75. Errors of fact or substance

    6. 76. Correction on coroner's certificate

    7. 77. Correction of marriage entry

14. PART XIII MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 78. Quarterly certified copies

    2. 79. Certificate of registration of birth or still-birth

    3. 80. Section33 of Act not to apply to still-births

    4. 81. Application for short certificate of birth

    5. 82. Compilation of short certificate of birth

    6. 83. Certificates of death for purposes of Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act 1948

    7. 84. Applications for certificates under various enactments

15. PART XIV ACCOUNTING

    1. 85. Duties which may be performed without pre-payment of fee

    2. 86. Recovery of fees, etc

    3. 87. Rendering of accounts

16. PART XV OFFENCES

    1. 88. Offences and proceedings

17. PART XVI REVOCATIONS

    1. 89. Revocations and saving for existing forms

18. Signature

19. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       PRESCRIBED FORMS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       REVOCATIONS

20. Explanatory Note