Reg. 4 in force at 16.2.2019, see reg. 1(2)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1268/regulation/4The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment) and Multilingual Standard Forms Regulations 2018enREGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES, ETC., ENGLAND AND WALESStatute Law Database2024-05-20Expert Participation2024-01-01These Regulations amend the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/911) (“the Fees Regulations”) and the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships Records Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/980). (“The Records Regulations”).Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)4.(1)

In the definition of a “priority service”—

(a)

for “is a service provided to a person who makes an application to the Registrar General” substitute “means”;

(b)

before paragraph (a) insert—(a)

“a service provided to a person who makes an application to the Registrar General—

;

(c)

paragraph (a) is renumbered as sub-paragraph (i) and sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) are renumbered, respectively, as paragraphs (aa) and (bb);

(d)

paragraph (b) is renumbered as sub-paragraph (ii);

(e)

after sub-paragraph (ii) as so renumbered insert—(b)

in the case of a fee that is payable to a relevant authority, a service provided to a person who makes the application to the relevant authority by—

(i)

giving the relevant information and paying the correct fee by—

(aa)

attending in person at the Relevant Local Office between 10:00 and 15:00 hours on a working day; or

(bb)

post, telephone or electronic means which is received by the relevant authority before 15.00 hours on a working day; and

(ii)

where the document applied for is normally provided on or before the next working day, sending by first class post or to a person attending at the Relevant Local Office between 10:00 hours and 15:00 hours;

.

(2)

In the definition of “relevant information” after paragraph (b) insert—(c)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under section 64(2) of the 1949 Act

Section 64(2) was amended by paragraph 14(a) of Schedule 1 to the Registration Service Act 1953, and by paragraph 16 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016.

or section 31(2) of the 1953 Act

Section 31(2) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016.

, either a reference number relating to an index kept by a Superintendent Registrar under section 64(1) of the 1949 Act or section 31(1) of the 1953 Act corresponding to the certified copy for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the Superintendent Registrar to establish such a reference number;

(d)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided by a registrar under section 63(1) of the 1949 Act

Section 63(1) was amended by paragraph 15 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 and S.I. 1968/1242.

or section 32 of the 1953 Act

Section 32 was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 and S.I. 1968/1242).

, sufficient information to enable a registrar to identify an entry in the register of an event registered in that district;

(e)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under regulation 13 of the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/3176.

, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the Registrar General corresponding to the certified copy or certified extract for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the Registrar General to establish such a reference number;

(f)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under regulation 14 of the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the registration authority corresponding to the certified copy or certified extract for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the registration authority to establish such a reference number.

.

(3)

In the definition of a “standard service”—

(a)

before paragraph (a) insert—(a)

in the case of a fee that is payable to the Registrar General, a service—

;

(b)

paragraph (a) is renumbered as sub-paragraph (i) and in paragraph (a) sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) are renumbered respectively as paragraphs (aa) and (bb);

(c)

paragraph (b) is renumbered as sub-paragraph (ii) and in paragraph (b) sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) are renumbered respectively as paragraphs (aa) and (bb);

(d)

after paragraph (a) as so renumbered insert—(b)

in the case of a fee that is payable to a relevant authority—

(i)

a service provided to a person who makes an application to the relevant authority by giving the relevant information and paying the correct fee by—

(aa)

attending in person at the relevant local office between 10:00 and 15:00 hours on a working day; or

(bb)

post, telephone, or electronic means which is received by the relevant authority before 15:00 hours on a working day; and

(ii)

a service where the document applied for is normally provided

on or before the 15th working day after the working day on which such application is made, by sending by second class post or to a person attending at the relevant local office between 10:00 hours and 15:00 hours;

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