The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

This Statutory Instrument has been made in part as a consequence of omissions in SI 2016/911 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 598

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

Civil Partnership, England And Wales

The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Made

1st May 2024

Laid before Parliament

7th May 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1), (2)(a) and (7)(c) of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855(1), sections 65A(1) and (3)(a), 71A(1), (2), (3), (4) and (7)(b) and 74(3) of the Marriage Act 1949(2), sections 34A(1) and (3), 38A and 39A(1) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953(3), section 19B(1), (2)(a) and (5)(a) and (c) of the Registration Service Act 1953(4), sections 34(1), (1A) and (1C) and 258(3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(5), sections 15(4) and 18(1) of, and paragraph 6(1) and (3) of Schedule 1 to, the Presumption of Death Act 2013(6) and sections 9(4)(e) and (f) and (5B) and 18(4)(a) and (b) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013(7).

In accordance with section 65A(5) of the Marriage Act 1949 and section 39A(2) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953, before making these Regulations the Secretary of State has consulted the Registrar General.

(1)

1855 c. 81 (18 and 19 Vict). Section 5 was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19).

(2)

1949 c. 76 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6). Section 65A was inserted by section 99(1) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). Section 65A(1) was amended by paragraph 39(2) and (3) of Schedule 1 to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411). Section 65A(2) was omitted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19). Section 71A was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016 and amended by paragraph 42 of Schedule 1 to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021. See section 71A(9) for the definitions of “marriage services” and “prescribed”. Section 74(3) was inserted by section 52 of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to, the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22).

(3)

1953 c. 20 (1 and 2 Eliz 2). Section 34A was inserted by section 98(2) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). Section 38A was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19). Section 39A was inserted by section 56 of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) and amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016. See section 38A(6) for the definitions of “birth or death registration services” and “prescribed”. Section 41(1) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953, as renumbered by paragraph 21(2) of Schedule 21 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), provides that in that Act, “the Minister” means the Secretary of State.

(4)

1953 c. 37 (1 and 2 Eliz 2). Section 19B was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to, the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19) and amended by section 46(3) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30). Section 21(1) of the Registration Service Act 1953 provides that in that Act “the Minister” means the Secretary of State.

(5)

2004 c. 33. Section 34 was amended by paragraph 14(b) of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678). Section 34(1A) and (1C) were inserted by paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19).

(6)

2013 c. 13. See paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 1 for the definition of “prescribed”.

(7)

2013 c. 30. Section 9 was amended by section 99(3) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). Section 9(5B) was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19).