(1)For the purposes of this Act there shall be two registration areas, that is to say,—
(a)the area consisting of England and Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man ; and
(b)Scotland.
(2)Any reference in this Act to the central registration area is a reference to the area specified in subsection (1)(a) above.
(3)Within the registration areas for which they are respectively appointed, the assistant registrars shall exercise all functions and powers given by this Act to the registrar and may also, by the written authority of the Chief Registrar, exercise such of the functions and powers given by this Act to the Chief Registrar as he may delegate to them.