The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014

Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

11.—(1) The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 9 (entry of particulars on registration), for paragraph (7) substitute—

“(7) With respect to space 9(b) (mother’s surname at marriage or civil partnership if different from maiden surname) the surname to be entered shall be—

(a) the name in which the mother contracted her marriage with the father; or

(b) the name in which she contracted her marriage with, or in which she entered into a civil partnership with, the other parent of the child.”.

(3) In regulation 19 (attendance and particulars on re-registration)—

(a) in paragraph (b)(ii), for “after” to the end substitute “after her marriage to the father, or her marriage to, or civil partnership with, the other parent, and”, and

(b) in paragraph (b)(iii), omit “(respectively)”.

(4) In regulation 42 (registration within twelve months from date of death where no report to coroner)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(b), for “husband” in both places it occurs, substitute “spouse”, and

(b) in paragraph (3)(ba), for “wife” in both places it occurs, substitute “spouse”.

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S.I. 1987/2088; the heading to regulation 9 was substituted by S.I. 2012/1203. Regulation 9(7) was substituted by S.I. 2009/2165. Regulation 19(b)(ii) and (iii) was amended by S.I. 2009/2165. Regulation 42(3)(ba) was inserted by S.I. 2005/3177. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.