14.—(1) The form of the certificate pursuant to section 13(1) of the Act, as to the alteration of or giving of a name to a child before the expiration of twelve months from the date of the registration of its birth, shall be–
(a)where the name was altered or given in baptism, form 3;
(b)where the name was altered or given otherwise than in baptism, form 4.
(2) Upon delivery to him of a certificate duly signed in accordance with section 13(1), the registrar or superintendent registrar having custody of the register in which the birth is entered shall (in pursuance of section 13(1)) enter in space 17 of the entry the name shown in the certificate, followed by the surname recorded in space 2 of the entry and–
(a)[F1where the name was altered or given in baptism] he shall add the words “by baptism on ... ... ... ...”, inserting the date on which the child was baptised;
(b)[F2where the name was altered or given otherwise than in baptism], he shall add the words “on certificate of naming dated ... ... ... ...”, inserting the date on which the certificate was signed.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 14(2)(a) substituted (20.12.2021) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1436), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)
F2Words in reg. 14(2)(b) substituted (20.12.2021) by The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1436), regs. 1(2), 2(7)(b)
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