The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

Correction of minor clerical errors after completion E+W

55.—(1) Where it appears or is represented to the superintendent registrar or the registrar that in any completed entry made F1 ... in a register of live-births, still-births or deaths in his custody there is any clerical error to which this Regulation applies he shall, [F2 correct the error as provided in regulation 55(3)].

(2) The clerical errors to which this Regulation applies are–

(a) any error–

(i) in spelling any word which is not the name or surname of any person, or

(ii) consisting of the misplacement or incorrect repetition of any such word,

made on entering the particulars other than by copying from a document specified in sub-paragraph (f);

(b) the incorrect statement or omission–

(i) in the date of registration, of the day or the month (but not both) provided it is evident from the preceding and succeeding entries which day or month should have been inserted,

(ii) of the year of the birth or death to which an entry relates or of the year of registration (but not of both);

(c) the omission of all the words required to be added, in space 14 of a birth entry, [F3 under these Regulations];

[F4 (cc) omission of the words required to be added in space 15 of a birth entry [F5 under these Regulations]];

(d) the omission of any of the words (including the date) required to be added, following the entry of a name in space 17 of a birth entry, by Regulation 14(2)(a) or (b);

[F6 (e) the omission of–

(i) any of the words (including the name, surname and qualification of the registered medical practitioner) “Certified by ... ... ... ...” required to be entered, in space [F7 9] of a death entry, by Regulation 42(4),

(ii) any of the words (including the name, surname and description of the coroner) “Certified by ... ... ... ... after post-mortem without inquest” required to be entered, in space [F7 9] of a death entry by Regulation 43(2),

(iii) any of the words (including the name, surname and description of the coroner and the date of inquest) “Certificate received from ... ... ... ... Inquest held on ... ... ... ...” required to be entered, in space 7 of a death entry, by Regulation 45(b)(i),

(iv) any of the words (including the name, surname and description of the coroner) “Certificate on inquest adjourned received from ... ... ... ...” required to be entered in space 7 of a death entry, by Regulation 45(b)(ii);]

(f) any error in copying any particulars required to be copied from–

(i) a declaration made in accordance with Regulation 13 [F8 , 34A or 42A],

(ii) a certificate of name given in baptism, or a certificate of name given other than in baptism, delivered in pursuance of section 13(1) of the Act(1),

(iii) a certificate of cause of death,

(iv) a doctor’s or midwife’s certificate of still-birth,

(v) a coroner’s notification after post-mortem without inquest; or

(vi) a coroner’s certificate after inquest;

[F9 (g) any error, in space 14 of a birth entry, in copying the date of a statutory declaration as required by regulations 10(1)(b)(ii) or (iii), or 10(1)(c)(ii) or (iii) or 17(2)(b)(i) or (ii), or 17(4)(i) or (ii)]

and the references in this paragraph to provisions of these Regulations include any corresponding provision of regulations revoked by these Regulations.

[F10 (3) Where any correction is made under paragraph (1), the superintendent registrar or registrar concerned shall enter a marginal note providing details of the correction and where an error has occurred the following wording shall apply—

“In space [or column].. .. corrected to.. .. on .. ..by me .. .. registrar [or superintendent registrar]”

and the registrar or superintendent registrar shall complete and sign the note in the places provided;

where an omission has occurred the following wording shall apply —

“In space [or column] .. .. for .. .. read .. .. corrected on .. .. by me .. .. registrar [or superintendent registrar]”

and the registrar or superintendent registrar shall complete and sign the note in the places provided; and

where particulars have been transposed the following wording shall apply —

“The particulars in .. .. .. and .. .. inadvertently transposed”,

and the registrar or superintendent registrar shall complete and sign the marginal note.]

F11 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 55(1) omitted (13.11.2006) by virtue of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 17(1)(a)

F2 Words in reg. 55(1) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 17(1)(b)

F3 Words in reg. 55(2)(c) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 17(2)

F4 Reg. 55(2)(cc) inserted (1.7.1997) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1533), regs. 1, 2(5)(a)

F5 Words in reg. 55(2)(cc) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 17(3)

F6 Reg. 55(2)(e) substituted (1.4.1989) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/497), regs. 1(1), 9(2) (with reg. 13)

F7 Word in reg. 55(2)(e)(i)(ii) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 17(4)

F8 Words in reg. 55(2)(f)(i) inserted (1.4.1997) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/844), regs. 1(1), 4(3)(b)

F9 Words in reg. 55(2)(g) substituted (1.9.2009) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2165), regs. 1(1), 21

F10 Reg. 55(3) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 17(5)

F11 Reg. 55(4) omitted (13.11.2006) by virtue of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 17(6)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 55 in force at 1.1.1988, see reg. 1

(1)

Section 13(1) was amended by Schedule 2 to the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1242).