The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 3116

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC. ENGLAND AND WALES

The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1993

Made

10th December 1993

Laid before Parliament

16th December 1993

Coming into force

1st April 1994

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968(1) and now vested in her(2) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1968 c. 14; paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 was amended by paragraph 21 of Schedule 9 to the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46) and by paragraph 33 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18).By virtue of section 2(2) of the Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32) the reference to the Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76) in the said Schedule 3 includes a reference to that Act as amended by the 1983 Act.

(2)

Article 2 of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order (see S.I. 1968/1699) transferred all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State for Social Services and article 2(1) of the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (see S.I. 1988/1843) transferred certain of those functions, including those in relation to registration of births, deaths and marriages to the Secretary of State for Health.