The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968

Declaration in respect of a person born at sea

34.  Where information is furnished to the Registrar General for the re-registration of the birth of a legitimated person who was born at sea and whose birth was included in a return sent to the Registrar General, a parent of the legitimated person may verify the particulars required to be registered on the re-registration of the birth of that person by making and signing a declaration of such particulars, on a form provided by the Registrar General for the purpose, before any registrar in England and Wales or such authority specified in regulation 29(3), (4) or (5) as may be applicable, and sending that declaration to the Registrar General.