Section 2 of the 1953 Act (information concerning birth to be given to registrar within 42 days) is amended as follows.

In subsection (1), after “every birth” insert “ of a child whose father and mother were married toF2, or civil partners of, each other at the time of the child's birth ”.

In subsection (2), for “subsection (1)” substitute “ subsection (1)(a) and (b) ”.

In the title, for the words from “to be given” onwards substitute “ of child whose parents are married F1or civil partners”.