For section 8 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (deputy superintendent registrars and registrars) substitute—
(1)Subject to the provisions of the local scheme, a council which employs a superintendent registrar or a registrar of births and deaths may appoint one or more fit persons to act as his deputy.
(2)Any person appointed as a deputy under subsection (1) shall have all the powers and duties of a superintendent registrar or a registrar of births and deaths, as the case may be.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 71 in force at 1.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3388, art. 2(i)