The Births and Deaths Registration (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2021 No. 1231

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1231

Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Etc., England And Wales

The Births and Deaths Registration (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2021

Made

2nd November 2021

Laid before Parliament

4th November 2021

Coming into force

1st December 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 9(5) and 9(6) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1), makes the following Order.

In accordance with section 8(3) of the Electronic Communication Act 2000, the Secretary of State considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases.

(1)

2000 c. 7. See section 9(1) for the definition of “appropriate Minister”.