(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the keeping of records of deaths and births occurring, [F1marriages solemnised and civil partnerships formed,] outside the United Kingdom among F2...—
(a)members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces, or
[F3(b)civilians subject to service discipline.]
(2)An Order in Council under this section may provide—
(a)for the transmission of certified copies of any such records to the Registrar General for England and Wales, and
(b)for the transmission by the said Registrar General in such cases as may be specified in the Order of extracts from such certified copies to the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland or the Registrar General for Northern Ireland.
(3)An entry in a record kept under an Order in Council under this section which relates to [F4a civilian subject to service discipline ] shall not be questioned on the ground that that person did not fall within any [F5particular description of such civilians] contained in the Order.
(4)After the commencement of this Act no further entry shall be made under the M1Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Army) Act 1879 (which, as amended under the M2Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917, provides for the recording of deaths, births and marriages of members of Her Majesty’s military or air forces or their families overseas), in any register kept under that Act and an Order in Council under this section may provide for the transmission of any such registers to the Registrar General for England and Wales and for the transmission by him of certified copies of entries in such registers to the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland or the Registrar General for Northern Ireland.
[F6(5) In this section “ civilian subject to service discipline ” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006. ]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 1(1) substituted (15.4.2005 for specified purposes, 5.12.2005 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(b), Sch. 27 para. 21; S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2)
F2Words in s. 1(1) repealed (28.3.2009 for specified purposesand 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 39(2)(a), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
F3S. 1(1)(b) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes and 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 39(2)(b); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
F4Words in s. 1(3) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes and 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 39(3)(a); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
F5Words in s. 1(3) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes and 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 39(3)(b); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
F6S. 1(6) substituted for s. 1(5) (28.3.2009 for specified purposes and 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 39(4); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
Marginal Citations