UK Statutory Instrument
1968
United Kingdom
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968
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Interpretation
Provision where date or place of birth or death is unknown
Qualifications for appointment
Disqualifications for appointment
Powers and duties of deputy
Vacation of office
Lists of officers, offices and hours of attendance
Duality of function
General conduct,
Statistical returns
Inspection, etc., of books
Registration in more than one place
Cancellation of entry space
Signature by mark or in foreign characters
Particulars to be registered
Particulars as at date of birth
Manner of registration
Verification of particulars
Signatures
Signature, etc. of registrar
Registration after 3 months but within 12 months
Registration after 12 months
Making of declaration under section 9 of the Act
Alteration or giving of name after registration
Attendance of parent
Relevant date for particulars
Making of entry where parent attends
Making of declaration where parent does not attend
Making of entry in pursuance of declaration
Making of entry when particulars not verified by parent
Noting of previous entry
Certified copies of re-registered entries
Declaration in respect of a person born at sea
Entry in respect of a person born at sea
Noting of previous entry
Marking of birth entry of adopted child
Reproduction of marking in certified copy
Application to still-births of certain provisions relating to births
Particulars to be registered
Manner of registration
Entry of nature of evidence of still-birth
Reference to coroner
Registration of still-birth where no inquest is held
Registration of still-birth after inquest
Annotation of previous entry
Certificate for disposal
Particulars to be registered and certificate of cause of death
Registration without reference to coroner
Verification of particulars
Registration upon reference to coroner
Registration where inquest is not held
Procedure on coroner's notification of cause of death, when death already registered
Registration of death after inquest
Registration on coroner's certificate of death already registered
Registration after 12 months
Interpretation of Part X
Certificates for disposal
Certificate that death is not required to be registered
Declaration that registrar's certificate or
Notification of disposal
Enquiry in default of notification of disposal
Form of notice of marriage
Endorsement on notice of marriage
Form of certificate and form of certificate and licence for marriage
Form of instructions for solemnization of a marriage in a registered building without the presence of a registrar
Particulars to be registered
Manner of registration
Entry of attestation
Signing the register
Time when entry is complete
Correction of entry before completion
Correction of minor clerical errors after completion
Correction of other clerical errors
Errors of fact or substance
Correction on coroner's certificate
Correction of marriage entry
Quarterly certified copies
Certificate of registration of birth or still-birth
Section33 of Act not to apply to still-births
Application for short certificate of birth
Compilation of short certificate of birth
Certificates of death for purposes of Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act 1948
Applications for certificates under various enactments
Duties which may be performed without pre-payment of fee
Recovery of fees,
Rendering of accounts
Offences and proceedings
Revocations and saving for existing forms
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