The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

Correction of other minor clerical errors after completion E+W

56.— [F1 (1) Where it appears or is represented to the superintendent registrar or the registrar that there is any clerical error to which this regulation applies in a completed entry made on the information of a qualified informant in a register of live-births in his custody, he shall correct the error F2 ....]

[F3 (2) Where an error is corrected in accordance with paragraph (1) the following wording shall apply—

“In space [or column] .. ..corrected to .. .. on .. .. by me .. .. registrar [or superintendent registrar] F4 ...”,

and where an omission is corrected in accordance with paragraph (1) the following wording shall apply—

“In space [or column] .. .. for .. .. read.. .. corrected on .. .. by me .. .. registrar [or superintendent registrar] F4 ... ”

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

(3) [F5 This] Regulation applies to the following clerical errors–

(a) in a live-birth entry (form 1)–

(i) in space 1, in the date or place of birth, but not both, provided the correct place of birth is within the sub-district where the birth was registered and the correct date of birth is within 3 months of the date of registration,

(ii) in space 5, in the father’s [F6 or other parent’s] place of birth,

(iii) in space 6, in the father’s [F7 or other parent’s] occupation,

[F8 (iv) in space 8a, in the mother’s place of birth and in space 8b in the mother’s occupation,]

(v) in space 10, in the mother’s usual address,

(vi) in space 12, in the qualification of the informant, unless neither the father nor the mother, [F9 nor the other parent] provided the identity of the informant is clear from the signature in space 14 and this is consistent with the information in space 4 or 7,

(vii) in space 13, in the usual address of informant,

(b) in a death entry (form 13)–

(i) in space 1, in the date or place of death, but not both, provided the corrected place of death is within the sub-district in which the death was registered and the corrected date of death is within 12 months of the date of registration,

(ii) in space 3, consisting of the omission of the sex of the deceased provided the sex as corrected is consistent with the name of the deceased in space 2,

(iii) in space 4, in the deceased’s maiden surname,

(iv) in space 5, consisting of the incorrect statement or omission of one, but not both, of the date or place of birth but, in the case of an incorrect statement of the [F10 former] only if the date is not corrected by more than one year,

(v) in space 6, consisting of the incorrect statement or omission of the occupation of the deceased or of the deceased’s husband [F11 or wife or civil partner] or parents or of the usual address of the deceased or of the omission of the words “son [or daughter] of ... ... ... ...” and of the names and surnames of the deceased’s parents,

(vi) in space 7(a), in the informant’s name or surname provided this is consistent with the signature in space 9,

(vii) in space 7(c), in the informant’s usual address.

F12 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F12 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 56(1) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 18(1)

F2 Words in reg. 56(1) omitted (20.12.2021) by virtue of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1436), regs. 1(2), 2(17)(a)

F3 Reg. 56(2) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 18(2)

F4 Words in reg. 56(2) omitted (20.12.2021) by virtue of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1436), regs. 1(2), 2(17)(b)

F5 Word in reg. 56(3) substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 18(3)

F6 Words in reg. 56(3)(a)(ii) inserted (1.9.2009) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2165), regs. 1(1), 22(1)

F7 Words in reg. 56(3)(a)(iii) inserted (1.9.2009) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2165), regs. 1(1), 22(2)

F8 Reg. 56(3)(a)(iv) substituted for reg. 56(3)(a)(iiia)(iv) (1.4.1995) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1948), regs. 1(1), 7 (with reg. 9)

F9 Words in reg. 56(3)(a)(vi) inserted (1.9.2009) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2165), regs. 1(1), 22(3)

F10 Word in reg. 56(3)(b)(iv) substituted (1.4.1989) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/497), regs. 1(1), 10(b) (with reg. 13)

F11 Words in reg. 56(3)(b)(v) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3177), regs. 1, 6(3)

F12 Reg. 56(4)(5) omitted (13.11.2006) by virtue of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 18(4)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 56 in force at 1.1.1988, see reg. 1