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Factories Act 1961
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178Certificates of birth.E+W
(1)Where the age of any person is required to be ascertained or proved for the purposes of this Act, any person shall, on presenting a written requisition in such form and containing such particulars as [F1the Secretary of State] or, as respects Scotland, the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe and on payment of a fee of [F2£3.50][F2£6.50], be entitled to obtain a certified extract under the hand of a registrar or superintendent registrar of births and deaths of the entry in the register under the M1Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 or [F3the M2Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965] of the birth of that person.
(2)A form of such a requisition shall on request be supplied without charge by every superintendent registrar and registrar of births and deaths.
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E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only.
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F1Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1967/486, arts. 2(6), 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 8 and 1968/1699, arts. 2, 5(4)
F2S. 178(1): fees of £3.50 and £6.50 made payable (E.W.) (1.4.1999) in respect of extracts issued by (i) a registrar and (ii) a superintendent registrar respectively by virtue of S.I. 1998/3171, art. 2, Sch. (which S.I. was revoked (1.4.2000) by S.I. 1999/3311, art. 3); and those same fees payable (E.W.) (1.4.2000) by virtue of S.I. 1999/3311, art. 2, Sch. (which S.I. was revoked (1.4.2003) by S.I. 2002/3076, art. 3)
F3Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 17(2)(a)
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C1Power to amend s. 178(1) conferred by Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (c. 14), s. 5, Sch. 3
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178 Certificates of birth.S
(1)Where the age of any person is required to be ascertained or proved for the purposes of this Act, any person shall, on presenting a written requisition in such form and containing such particulars as [F4the Secretary of State] or, as respects Scotland, the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe and on payment of a fee of [F5£8.00], be entitled to obtain a certified extract under the hand of a registrar or superintendent registrar of births and deaths of the entry in the register under the M3Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 or [F6the M4Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965] of the birth of that person.
(2)A form of such a requisition shall on request be supplied without charge by every superintendent registrar and registrar of births and deaths.
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E2This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only.
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F4Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1967/486, arts. 2(6), 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 8 and 1968/1699, arts. 2, 5(4)
F5S. 178(1): Fee of £8.00 payable (S.) (1.4.1997) (in place of amount previously prescribed) by virtue of S.I. 1997/717, art. 2, Sch. (which S.I. was revoked (1.10.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/389, art. 3)
F6Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 17(2)(a)
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C2Power to amend s. 178(1) conferred by Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (c. 14), s. 5, Sch. 3
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