The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

Short certificate of birth in respect of certain children admitted to the Foundling HospitalE+W

66.—(1) The form of short certificate of birth of a person in substitution for that set out in the Second Schedule to the Foundling Hospital Act 1953(1) (which provides for short certificates of birth for children admitted to the hospital before 30th January 1948 who on admission were given names and surnames different from those recorded on registration of their births), shall be form 22.

(2) A certificate under paragraph (1) shall be compiled as follows–

(a)opposite the words “Name and Surname” there shall be entered the name and surname given to the person on his admission to the Foundling Hospital;

(b)opposite the word “Sex” there shall be entered the relevant particulars contained in the birth entry;

(c)opposite the words “Date of Birth” there shall be entered the date of birth recorded in the birth entry or, if no date of birth is recorded, such date (if any) as may appear to the Registrar General from the information recorded in the entry to be the probable date of birth;

(d)opposite the words “Place of Birth” there shall be entered particulars of the person’s country of birth.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 66 in force at 1.1.1988, see reg. 1