http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/crossheading/miscellaneous-and-general/2007-12-01Registration Service Act 1953An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the registration service in England and Wales with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.1979-08-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-07-17Expert Participation2007-12-01 Miscellaneous and general Annual abstract. <CommentaryRef Ref="c603754"/>19The Registrar General shall send to the Minister annually, in such form as the Minister may from time to time require, a general abstract of the number of live-births, still-births, deaths , marriages and civil partnerships registered in the year last preceding and the Minister shall within one month after receipt thereof or of the meeting of Parliament lay that abstract before each House of Parliament. Regulations.20The Registrar General with the approval of the Minister may by statutory instrument make regulations—aprescribing the duties of superintendent registrars, registrars of births and deaths and registrars of marriages in the execution of any enactment relating to their functions;bprescribing the duties under the Registration Acts of proper officers of non-metropolitan counties and metropolitan districts, and such other officers as may be appointed in pursuance of any local scheme;cmaking provision as to the place and manner in which, the days on which and the hours during which any documents kept in the General Register Office and required to be available for search by the public are to be so available;dprescribing anything which by this Act is required to be prescribed. Interpretation.211In this Act, the following expressions have the following meanings respectively—local scheme” means the scheme or schemes made under section fourteen of this Act for the time being in force for the non-metropolitan county or metropolitan district in question;the Minister” means the Chancellor of the Exchequer;prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under the last foregoing section;the Registration Acts” means this Act, the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953.2In . . . this Act . . . a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bany reference to a metropolitan district or the council of a metropolitan district shall include a reference to the City of London or the Common Council thereof and to a London borough or the council thereof and any reference to a non-metropolitan county includes a reference to a county borough.3Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act. Savings.221. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Any instrument made under any enactment repealed by this Act prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Act shall, if in force at the commencement of this Act, continue in force and have effect as if made under the corresponding provision of this Act.3Any scheme made under section twenty-four of the Local Government Act 1929 or made in like manner by virtue of subsection (2) of section one hundred and thirty-one of that Act, being in either case a scheme in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been prepared, submitted and approved in accordance with section fourteen of this Act.4Any document referring to an enactment repealed by this Act shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as referring to the corresponding provision of this Act.5Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of sections 16(1) and 17(2)(a) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (which relate to the effect of repeals). Repeals and consequential amendments. <CommentaryRef Ref="c603796"/>231The enactments specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments respectively specified in that Schedule.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, extent and commencement.241This Act may be cited as the Registration Service Act 1953.2This Act shall not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.3This Act shall come into force on the first day of October, nineteen hundred and fifty-three.S. 19 amended by Population (Statistics) Act 1960 (c. 32), s. 4S. 19: functions of the Secretary of State transferred (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 9(b)S. 20 extended (1.7.1992) by Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), ss. 124(1), 192(4), Sch. 10 para. 3.S. 20 extended by Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14), s. 160(1)S. 20: functions of the Secretary of State transferred (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 9(c)Words substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 29 para. 41(5)Words substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 29 para. 41(2)Words in s. 21(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 131949 c. 76. 1953 c. 20. Words repealed by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Sch. 18 Pt. IIS. 21(2)(a) repealed by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Sch. 18 Pt. IIWords substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 29 para. 41(6)Words substituted by virtue of London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 4(2)(a)Words in s. 21 (2)(b) added (1.10.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 12; S.I. 1995/2490, art. 5(1)(2)(3), Sch. 3The text of s. 23 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.S. 23(2), Sch. 2 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XIS. 22(1) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 10Words in s. 19 substituted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 2
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The Registrar General shall send to the Minister annually, in such form as the Minister may from time to time require, a general abstract of the number of live-births, still-births, deaths
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prescribing the duties under the Registration Acts of
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In . . .
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this Act . . .
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<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/1/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/1" id="section-22-1">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-7fdb7cb91b5f2ac32beb1044c97aa6ce"/>
1
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/2/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/2" id="section-22-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any instrument made under any enactment repealed by this Act prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Act shall, if in force at the commencement of this Act, continue in force and have effect as if made under the corresponding provision of this Act.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/3/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/3" id="section-22-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any scheme made under section twenty-four of the Local Government Act 1929 or made in like manner by virtue of subsection (2) of section one hundred and thirty-one of that Act, being in either case a scheme in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been prepared, submitted and approved in accordance with section fourteen of this Act.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/4/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/4" id="section-22-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any document referring to an enactment repealed by this Act shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as referring to the corresponding provision of this Act.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/5/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/22/5" id="section-22-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of sections 16(1) and 17(2)(a) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (which relate to the effect of repeals).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title>
Repeals and consequential amendments.
<CommentaryRef Ref="c603796"/>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/23/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/23" id="section-23">
<Pnumber>23</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/23/1/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/23/1" id="section-23-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The enactments specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments respectively specified in that Schedule.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/23/2/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/23/2" id="section-23-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<CommentaryRef Ref="c603797"/>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Short title, extent and commencement.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24" id="section-24">
<Pnumber>24</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24/1/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24/1" id="section-24-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Act may be cited as the Registration Service Act 1953.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24/2/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24/2" id="section-24-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Act shall not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24/3/2007-12-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/24/3" id="section-24-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Act shall come into force on the first day of October, nineteen hundred and fifty-three.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c603754" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 19 amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1960/32" id="c00081" Year="1960" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="32" Title="Population (Statistics) Act 1960">Population (Statistics) Act 1960 (c. 32)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00082" CitationRef="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1960/32/section/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-4">s. 4</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603755" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 19: functions of the Secretary of State transferred (1.4.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273" id="c00084" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="273">S.I. 1996/273</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00085" CitationRef="c00084" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273/article/3/1" SectionRef="article-3-1">art. 3(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00086" CitationRef="c00084" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273/schedule/1/paragraph/9/b" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-9-b">Sch. 1 para. 9(b)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603756" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00087" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/20" SectionRef="section-20">S. 20</CitationSubRef>
extended (1.7.1992) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/5" id="c00088" Year="1992" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="5" Title="Social Security Administration Act 1992">Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00089" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/5/section/124/1" CitationRef="c00088" SectionRef="section-124-1">ss. 124(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00090" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/5/section/192/4" CitationRef="c00088" SectionRef="section-192-4">192(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00091" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/5/schedule/10/paragraph/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00088" SectionRef="schedule-10-paragraph-3">Sch. 10 para. 3</CitationSubRef>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603757" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00092" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/20" SectionRef="section-20">S. 20</CitationSubRef>
extended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/14" id="c00093" Year="1975" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14" Title="Social Security Act 1975">Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00094" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/14/section/160/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00093" SectionRef="section-160-1">s. 160(1)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603758" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00095" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/20" SectionRef="section-20">S. 20</CitationSubRef>
: functions of the Secretary of State transferred (1.4.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273" id="c00096" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="273">S.I. 1996/273</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00097" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273/article/3/1" CitationRef="c00096" SectionRef="article-3-1">art. 3(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00098" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273/schedule/1/paragraph/9/c" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00096" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-9-c">Sch. 1 para. 9(c)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603759" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70" id="c00099" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="70" Title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/29/paragraph/41/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00099" SectionRef="schedule-29-paragraph-41-5">Sch. 29 para. 41(5)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603781" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70" id="c00101" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="70" Title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00102" CitationRef="c00101" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/29/paragraph/41/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-29-paragraph-41-2">Sch. 29 para. 41(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603782" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c00103" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/21/1" SectionRef="section-21-1">s. 21(1)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.4.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273" id="c00104" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="273">S.I. 1996/273</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00105" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273/article/5/1" CitationRef="c00104" SectionRef="article-5-1">art. 5(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00106" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/273/schedule/2/paragraph/13" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00104" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-13">Sch. 2 para. 13</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603783" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76" id="c00107" Year="1949" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="76">1949 c. 76</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603784" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1953/20" id="c00108" Year="1953" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="20">1953 c. 20</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603785" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words repealed by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/33" id="c00109" Year="1963" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33" Title="London Government Act 1963">London Government Act 1963 (c. 33)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00110" CitationRef="c00109" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/33/schedule/18/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-18-part-II">Sch. 18 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603787" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 21(2)(a) repealed by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/33" id="c00112" Year="1963" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33" Title="London Government Act 1963">London Government Act 1963 (c. 33)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00113" CitationRef="c00112" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/33/schedule/18/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-18-part-II">Sch. 18 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603788" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70" id="c00114" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="70" Title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00115" CitationRef="c00114" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/29/paragraph/41/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-29-paragraph-41-6">Sch. 29 para. 41(6)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603790" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by virtue of
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/33" id="c00116" Year="1963" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33" Title="London Government Act 1963">London Government Act 1963 (c. 33)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00117" CitationRef="c00116" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1963/33/section/4/2/a" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-4-2-a">s. 4(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" id="c603791" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 21 (2)(b) added (1.10.1995) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/19" id="c00119" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="19">1994 c. 19</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00120" CitationRef="c00119" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/19/section/66/6" SectionRef="section-66-6">s. 66(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00121" CitationRef="c00119" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/19/schedule/16/paragraph/12" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-16-paragraph-12">Sch. 16 para. 12</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2490" id="c00122" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1995" Number="2490">S.I. 1995/2490</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00123" CitationRef="c00122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2490/article/5/1/2/3" SectionRef="article-5-1-2-3">art. 5(1)(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00124" CitationRef="c00122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/2490/schedule/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603796" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>The text of s. 23 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c603797" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00129" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/23/2" SectionRef="section-23-2">S. 23(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00130" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
repealed by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1974/22" id="c00131" Year="1974" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22" Title="Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974">Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00132" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1974/22/schedule/part/XI" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00131" SectionRef="schedule-part-XI">Sch. Pt. XI</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-7fdb7cb91b5f2ac32beb1044c97aa6ce" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 22(1) repealed (22.7.2004) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/14" id="c233dqqu2-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="14" Title="Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004">Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c233dqqu2-00006" CitationRef="c233dqqu2-00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/14/schedule/1/part/17" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-17" Operative="true">Sch. 1 Pt. 17</CitationSubRef>
Group 10
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-5c22b0ed91c2491c7de9acea8173b01f" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c234e46o2-00006" SectionRef="section-19" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/19">s. 19</CitationSubRef>
substituted (5.12.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3129" id="c234e46o2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3129" Title="Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005">Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c234e46o2-00008" CitationRef="c234e46o2-00007" SectionRef="article-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3129/article/1">art. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c234e46o2-00009" CitationRef="c234e46o2-00007" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3129/schedule/1/paragraph/2" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>