PART IVRE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS NOT MARRIED TO F9, OR CIVIL PARTNERS OF, EACH OTHER
Officers before whom statements may be madeI4F715
The officer prescribed for the purposes of section 9(5) of the Act (request other than to the relevant registrar for re-registration of birth) is a registrar who is not the relevant registrar.
F1Declaration by mother, father or other parent for the re-registration of a birthI216
Form 2 shall be the prescribed form of the declaration to be made —
a
by the mother under section 10A(1)(b)(i) and by the person stating himself to be the father under section 10A(1)(c)(i)of the Act; and
b
by the mother under section 10A(1B)(b)(i) and by the person stating herself to be the other parent of the child under section 10A(1B)(c)(i) of the Act.
F2Re-registration of birthI117
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The relevant registrar shall re-register a birth under section 10A or 10A(1B) of the Act in accordance with the following provisions.
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F10In a section 10A(1)(a) case, the registrar shall enter the particulars to be registered concerning the birth in spaces 1 to 13 on form 1, and call upon the mother and father to verify the particulars entered, and to sign the entry in space 14.
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Where a mother or father separately attend, the registrar shall, after their signature—
i
in a section 10A(1)(b) case, add the words “Statutory declaration made by … on …” inserting the name and surname of the person acknowledging himself as the father and the date on which the statutory declaration was made by him;
ii
in a section 10A(1)(c) case, add the words, “Statutory declaration made by … on …,” inserting the name and surname of the mother and the date on which the statutory declaration was made by her;
iii
in a section 10A(1)(d) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1)(d) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”;
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in a section 10A(1)(e) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1)(e) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”;
v
in a section 10A(1)(f) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1)(f) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”;
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in a section 10A(1)(ff) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1)(ff) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”; or
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in a section 10A(1)(g) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1)(g) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”.
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In a section 10A(1B)(a) case, the registrar shall enter the particulars to be registered concerning the birth in spaces 1 to 13 on form 1, and call upon the mother and other parent to verify the particulars entered, and to sign the entry in space 14.
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Where the mother or other parent separately attend, the registrar shall, after their signature —
i
in a section 10A(1B)(b) case, add the words “Statutory declaration made by on ….” inserting the name of the person acknowledging herself to be the other parent and the date on which the statutory declaration was made by her;
ii
in a section 10A(1B)(c) case, add the words “Statutory declaration made by …on…” inserting the name of the mother and the date on which the statutory declaration was made by her;
iii
in a section 10A(1B)(d) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1B)(d) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”;
iv
in a section 10A(1B)(e) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10(1B)(e) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”;
v
in a section 10A(1B)(f) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1B)(f) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”; or
vi
in a section 10A(1B)(g) case, add the words “Pursuant to section 10A(1B)(g) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953”.
5
The registrar shall enter in space 15 the date on which the entry is made, and add the words “On the authority of the Registrar General”.
6
The registrar shall sign the entry in space 16, and add his official description.
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Where a father, mother or other parent attends to register the birth F4... before an officer mentioned in regulation 15 (Officers before whom statements may be made) that officer shall—
a
call upon the mother, father or other parent to make and sign a statement in form 2 in accordance with the authority of the Registrar General;
b
attest the statement and deliver it to the relevant registrar together with the authority of the Registrar General and also —
i
in a section 10A(1)(b)or (c), or 10A(1B)(b) or (c) case, the statutory declaration;
ii
in a case under paragraph (d), (e),(f) or (g) of section 10A(1) a declaration in form 6B and either the parental responsibility agreement in a case mentioned in paragraph (d) or the order mentioned in paragraphs (e) to (g) of that section;
iii
in a case under paragraph (d), (e) or (f) of section 10A(1B) a declaration in Form 6B and either the parental responsibility agreement in a case mentioned in paragraph (d) or the order mentioned in paragraphs (e) to (f) of that section.
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Form 6B is the prescribed form of the declaration for the purpose of paragraphs (d) to (g) of section 10A(1) and paragraphs (d) to (f) of section 10A(1B) of the Act.
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Upon receiving the documents referred to in paragraph 7 above the relevant registrar shall —
a
copy the particulars recorded in the spaces of the particular statement into the corresponding spaces of form 1;
b
enter in space 14 the name of the mother, father or other parent in the form in which the statement was signed and —
i
add the words “by declaration dated …”, inserting the date on which the declaration was made and signed; or
ii
in a case under paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (ff) or (g) of section 10A(1) make the further addition specified in paragraph 2(b) or under section 10A(1B)(b),(c),(d),(e),(f) or (g) make the further addition specified in paragraph 4;
c
enter in space 15 the date on which the entry is made, adding the words “On the authority of the Registrar General”; and
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In a section 10A(1)(ff) case, or a section 10A(1B)(g) case any reference in these Regulations to the mother shall be to another qualified informant in the case of the death or inability of the mother.
F3Noting of previous entryI318
Where the Registrar General has directed that there shall be a re-registration in accordance with this Part of these Regulations, the registrar or superintendent registrar who has custody of the register in which the birth was previously registered shall, when so directed by the Registrar General, enter a note in the margin of the entry with the following words—
i
“Re-registered under section 10A of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 on …” inserting the date of the re-registration; or
ii
“Re-registered under section 10A (1B) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 on …” inserting the date of the re-registration.
Words in Pt. IV heading inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 18(3)