69.—(1) Where a draft of the particulars to be registered concerning a birth or death is prepared pursuant to Regulation 3, then, except in the case of–
(a)the registration of the death of a child under the age of 16 years;
(b)the registration of a live-birth or death which occurred more than 12 months previously;
(c)the re-registration of a birth or death on the authority of the Registrar General,
the superintendent registrar or registrar concerned shall require the informant to furnish to him such other particulars specified in the Schedule to the Population (Statistics) Act 1938(1) as are appropriate to the registration and within his knowledge and shall enter the information so furnished [F1on an approved form or, if he has one, on a computer] .
(2) The superintendent registrar or registrar concerned shall show or read to the informant the particulars entered [F2on the approved form or, if he has one, on a computer] and shall correct any error or omission.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 69(1) substituted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 5(a)
F2Words in reg. 69(2) substituted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 5(b)
Commencement Information
70.—(1) The registrar shall send to the Registrar General [F4the draft of particulars] prepared pursuant to Regulations 3 and 69–
(a)in the case of a live-birth, not later than the Saturday of the week following the week in which he registered the birth; and
(b)in the case of a still-birth or death, not later than the Saturday of the week in which he registered the still-birth or death.
(2) With the [F5the draft of particulars] referred to in paragraph (1)(b) there shall be sent–
(a)[F6Part V] of any coroner’s certificate after inquest furnished under section 23(1) of the Act;
(b)[F7Part V] of any coroner’s certificate after inquest adjourned furnished under section 20(4) of the Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926(2);
(c)any coroner’s certificate as to the result of criminal proceedings furnished under section 20(5) or 20(7)(b) of that Act,
together with such particulars as are necessary to identify the entry and register to which that information relates.
Textual Amendments
F3Words in reg. 70 Title substituted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 6(a)
F4Words in reg. 70(1) substituted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 6(b)
F5Words in reg. 70(2) substituted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 6(c)
F6Words in reg. 70(2)(a) substituted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 6(d)
F7Words in reg. 70(2)(b) substituted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 6(d)
Commencement Information
70A. The draft particulars referred to in regulations 3, 11, 69 and 70 may, if prepared on approved forms be sent on such forms, or, [F9if prepared electronically be transmitted electronically].]
Textual Amendments
F8Reg. 70A inserted (1.1.1993) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2753), regs. 1, 7
F9Words in reg. 70A substituted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 24
71. For the purposes of section 26(1) of the Act (quarterly returns to be made by registrars to superintendent registrars)–
(a)the forms of a true copy of all the entries of live-births, still-births and deaths made in the registers during a period shall be forms 1, 9 and 13 respectively and any such copy shall be certified by the registrar completing a form in form 23, signing and dating the form in the space provided;
(b)the form of certificate [F10, unless section 26(1)(b)(ii) of the Act applies,] that no birth, still-birth or death has been registered in a sub-district during that period shall be form 24.
Textual Amendments
F10Words in reg. 71(b) inserted (13.11.2006) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2827), regs. 1(1), 25
Commencement Information
72.—(1) If it appears to a superintendent registrar or a registrar that any offence under or breach of–
(a)the Act or the Population (Statistics) Act 1938(3); or
(b)so far as they relate to the registration of births and deaths, the Perjury Act 1911(4) or the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981(5),
has been committed, he shall report the matter to the Registrar General and shall deliver to the Registrar General such documents in his possession relating to the offence or breach as the Registrar General may require.
(2) Except with the authority of the Registrar General, a superintendent registrar shall not commence any proceedings in respect of an offence under the Act.
73.—(1) The regulations specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations are hereby revoked to the extent mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule.
(2) Any form prescribed by any regulation revoked by paragraph (1) which is not also prescribed by any preceding provision of these Regulations but which is in use immediately before the commencement of these Regulations for any purpose for which these Regulations provide may continue to be used for that purpose as a prescribed form under these Regulations up to and including 31st December 1988.
1938 c. 12; the Schedule was substituted by the Schedule to the Population (Statistics) Act 1960 (c. 32).
1926 c. 59; section 20 was substituted by Schedule 10 to the Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45).