UK Statutory Instrument SI 1979/1577 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Returns of Births and Deaths) Regulations 1979

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Any Person1

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s.004 Birth and death in ship not registered in the United Kingdom Regulated
  • Report births and deaths of UK citizens on foreign ships calling at UK portsAny Person
12 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocation
s.002 Birth in ship registered in the United Kingdom
s.003 Death in ship registered in the United Kingdom and death of person employed in such a ship
s.005 Returns of births and deaths
s.006 Contents of returns
s.007 Records of deaths where master unable to act
s.008 Particulars of deaths to be supplied by coroners
s.009 Certified copies of returns or records to be sent to the Registrar General
s.010 Other births and deaths outside the United Kingdom
s.011 Rules for ascertaining appropriate Registrar General
s.012 Extensions to unregistered British ships
s.013 Offences
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 11 shown
11 other schedules
s.sch001 Ship in which birth occurred
s.sch001 Child
s.sch001 Father
s.sch001 Mother
s.sch001 Informant
s.sch002 Ship in which death occurred or in which the deceased was employed
s.sch002 The deceased (a) date of death or loss;
s.sch002 Informant
s.sch003 Ship in which death occurred or in which the deceased was employed
s.sch003 The deceased
s.sch003 Coroner's certificate

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