The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968

Alteration or giving of name after registration

25.—(1) An entry in pursuance of section 13 of the Act (which relates to registering or altering the name of a child) shall be made in space 17 of the entry of birth by the registrar or superintendent registrar having custody of the register in which the birth is registered.

(2) Where an entry is made in pursuance of the said section 13, the registrar or superintendent registrar, as the case may be, shall enter the name shown in the certificate given in pursuance of the said section followed by the surname recorded in space 2 of the entry and—

(a) if the entry is made on production of a certificate in form 2 that a name was given in baptism, add the words “by baptism on …” , inserting the date on which the child was baptised;

(b) if the entry is made on production of a certificate in form 3 that a name was given otherwise than in baptism, add the words “on certificate of naming dated …”, inserting the date on which the certificate was signed.