19AFunctions relating to transmission of information to Secretary of State

1

The functions of a registrar of births and deaths, a superintendent registrar and the Registrar General include the power to—

a

transmit information contained in a declaration made under section 9(1) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 or entered in a register of births to the Secretary of State, and

b

verify such information for the Secretary of State,

for the purposes of the service in subsection (2).

2

That service is a service operated by the Secretary of State by which—

a

individuals may transmit information about births to the Secretary of State, and

b

that information may be transmitted to other persons by the Secretary of State.

3

References in subsections (1) and (2) to the Secretary of State include persons providing services to the Secretary of State for the purpose of the service referred in subsection (2).

4

This section does not authorise any disclosure which is unlawful—

a

by virtue of any enactment, or

b

by reason of the law relating to confidentiality or privacy.