UK Act of Parliament 1976 c. 1041 United Kingdom

Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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s.art015 Special provisions as to still-births Regulated
  • Notify registrar of still-birth disposal within 7 daysAny Person
s.art025 Certificates of cause of death Regulated
  • Issue death certificate when a patient dies within 28 days of treatmentAny Person
53 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Title and commencement
s.art002 Interpretation
s.art003 Registrar General of Births and Deaths
s.art004 General Register Office and officers
s.art005 Registration districts and registration authorities
s.art006 Registrars and other staff
s.art007 Financial provisions
s.art008 Registrars' offices
s.art009 Delivery up of books,
s.art010 Registration of births
s.art011 Infant children found exposed
s.art012 Issue of notice for information concerning births
s.art013 Registration after one year from birth
s.art014 Registration of father where parents not married or civil partners
s.art014 Registration of father or second female parent by virtue of certain provisions of Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
s.art014 Registration of second female parent where parents not civil partners or married
s.art016 Registration of still-birth after reference to coroner
s.art017 Disclosure of information
s.art018 Re-registration of births
s.art019 Re-registration of births of legitimated persons
s.art019 Re-registration after declaration of parentage
s.art020 Registration of births of legitimated persons
s.art021 Registration of deaths
s.art022 Preliminary notice of death
s.art023 Issue of notice for information concerning deaths
s.art024 Registration after one year from death
s.art026 Informant's position following an inquest
s.art027 Informant's duty where coroner issues statement or certificate
s.art028 Entry of cause of death as set out in coroner's statement or certificate
s.art029 Certificate of registration of death
s.art030 Information about burials
s.art031 Re-registration of deaths
s.art032 Registers
s.art033 Reproduction of registers and replacement of lost registers, etc.
s.art034 Searches of indexes and certified copies of entries
s.art034 Access to information relating to births and deaths
s.art035 Correction of entries in registers
s.art036 Correction or cancellation of entries in registers on motion of certain officers
s.art037 Registration or alteration of child's name
s.art038 Examination of entries in registers
s.art039 Certified copies
s.art040 Short birth certificate
s.art040 Short death certificate
s.art040 Notification of births and deaths
s.art041 Entries in registers as evidence
s.art042 Proof of age or death for purposes of certain statutory provisions
s.art043 Offences relating to registers
s.art044 Refusal to give information
s.art045 Forgery, etc., of documents under this Order
s.art046 Time limit for commencing summary proceedings
s.art047 Fees payable for searches, certified copies, etc.
s.art049 Savings
s.paragraph/p2 Art.48, with Schedule 2, effects repeals

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