The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 2A. Sending and providing notices, information or other documents

   4. 2B. Declarations and certificates in an approved electronic form

3. PART II GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO REGISTRATION

   1. 3. Preparation of draft particulars

   2. 4. Absence of particulars

   3. 5. Signature by mark or in foreign characters

   4. 6. Registration in more than one place

4. PART III REGISTRATION OF LIVE-BIRTHS

   1. 7. Particulars to be registered and form of register

   2. 8. Declaration by mother, father or other parent for registration of birth

   3. 9. Entry of particulars on registration

   4. 10. Completion of registration

   5. 11. Registration between three and twelve months from date of birth

   6. 12. Report to the Registrar General

   7. 13. Declaration and registration under section 9 of the Act

   8. 14. Alteration or giving of name after registration

5. PART IV RE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS NOT MARRIED TO , OR CIVIL PARTNERS OF, EACH OTHER

   1. 15. Officers before whom statements may be made

   2. 16. Declaration by mother, father or other parent for the re-registration of a birth

   3. 17. Re-registration of birth

   4. 18. Noting of previous entry

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

   1. 19. Attendance and particulars on re-registration

   2. 20. Re-registration where mother, father or other parent attends

   3. 21. Making of declaration where parent does not attend

   4. 22. Re-registration in pursuance of declaration

   5. 23. Re-registration where particulars not verified by parent

   6. 24. Noting of previous entry

   7. 25. Certified copies of re-registered entries

   8. 26. Re-registration where person born at sea

7. PART VA Re-registration of births after declaration of parentage or legitimacy

   1. 26A. Particulars on re-registration

   2. 26B. Noting of previous entry

   3. 26C. Re-registration where person born at sea

8. PART VI BIRTH ENTRIES OF ADOPTED CHILDREN

   1. 27. Marking of birth entry of adopted child

   2. 28. Reproduction of marking in certified copy

9. PART VII REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF ABANDONED CHILDREN

   1. 29. Particulars to be registered

   2. 30. Noting of previous entry

10. PART VIII REGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTHS

    1. 31. Particulars to be registered and form of register

    2. 32. Certificate and declaration in connection with registration

    3. 33. Reference to coroner

    4. 33A. Report to the Registrar General

    5. 34. Registration where no reference to coroner

    6. 34A. Declaration and registration of a still-birth under section 9 of the Act

    7. 35. Registration on coroner’s notification where no inquest is held

    8. 36. Registration on coroner’s certificate after inquest

    9. 37. Noting of previous entry after coroner’s certificate after inquest

11. PART IX DISPOSAL OF BODIES OF STILL-BORN CHILDREN

    1. 38. Certificates for disposal

12. PART X REGISTRATION OF DEATHS

    1. 39. Particulars to be registered

    2. 40. Certificate of cause of death

    3. 41. Reference to coroner

    4. 42. Registration within twelve months from date of death where no report to coroner

    5. 42A. Declaration and registration under section 23A of the Act

    6. 43. Registration where inquest is not held

    7. 44. Noting of existing entry on coroner’s notification of cause of death

    8. 44A. Registration after receipt of declaration and coroner’s notification of cause of death

    9. 45. Registration after inquest

    10. 46. Noting of previous entry on registration after inquest

    11. 47. Registration after twelve months

13. PART XI DISPOSAL OF BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONS

    1. 48. Interpretation of Part XI

    2. 49. Certificates and declaration for disposal

    3. 50. Notification of disposal

    4. 51. Enquiry in default of notification of disposal

    5. 52. Certificate that death is not required to be registered

14. PART XII CORRECTION OF ERRORS

    1. 53. Time when entry is complete

    2. 54. Correction of entry before completion

    3. 55. Correction of minor clerical errors after completion

    4. 56. Correction of other minor clerical errors after completion

    5. 57. Correction of other clerical errors after completion

    6. 58. Correction of errors of fact or substance

    7. 59. Correction of error on coroner’s certificate

    8. 60. Correction of clerical errors in entries made before 1st April 1969

    9. 61. Copy of corrected or annotated entry to be sent to Registrar General

15. PART XIII BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES

    1. 62. Certificate of registration of birth

    2. 63. Application for short certificate of birth

    3. 64. Form of short certificate of birth

    4. 65. Compilation of short certificate of birth

    5. 66. Short certificate of birth in respect of certain children admitted to the Foundling Hospital

    6. 67. Applications for certificate of birth or death for certain purposes

    7. 68. Certificates of death for certain purposes

16. PART XIV MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 69. Information under the Population (Statistics) Act 1938

    2. 70. Draft of particulars to be sent to the Registrar General

    3. 70A. Transmission of draft particulars

    4. 71. Quarterly returns

    5. 72. Offences and proceedings

    6. 73. Revocations and transitional provisions

17. Signature

18. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       PROVISIONS CONFERRING POWERS EXERCISED IN MAKING THESE REGULATIONS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       PRESCRIBED FORMS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       REVOCATIONS

19. Explanatory Note