UK Statutory Instrument 1987 United Kingdom

The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

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1 compliance obligation

Who this Act binds

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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s.032

Certificate and declaration in connection with registration

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Registrar must accept Form 10 or Form 11 for birth/death registration Statutory regulator
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s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.002

Sending and providing notices, information or other documents

s.002

Declarations and certificates in an approved electronic form

s.003

Preparation of draft particulars

s.004

Absence of particulars

s.005

Signature by mark or in foreign characters

s.006

Registration in more than one place

s.007

Particulars to be registered and form of register

s.008

Declaration by mother, father or other parent for registration of birth

s.009

Entry of particulars on registration

s.010

Completion of registration

s.011

Registration between three and twelve months from date of birth

s.012

Report to the Registrar General

s.013

Declaration and registration under section 9 of the Act

s.014

Alteration or giving of name after registration

s.015

Officers before whom statements may be made

s.016

Declaration by mother, father or other parent for the re-registration of a birth

s.017

Re-registration of birth

s.018

Noting of previous entry

s.019

Attendance and particulars on re-registration

s.020

Re-registration where mother, father or other parent attends

s.021

Making of declaration where parent does not attend

s.022

Re-registration in pursuance of declaration

s.023

Re-registration where particulars not verified by parent

s.024

Noting of previous entry

s.025

Certified copies of re-registered entries

s.026

Re-registration where person born at sea

s.026

Particulars on re-registration

s.026

Noting of previous entry

s.026

Re-registration where person born at sea

s.027

Marking of birth entry of adopted child

s.028

Reproduction of marking in certified copy

s.029

Particulars to be registered

s.030

Noting of previous entry

s.031

Particulars to be registered and form of register

s.033

Reference to coroner

s.033

Report to the Registrar General

s.034

Registration where no reference to coroner

s.034

Declaration and registration of a still-birth under section 9 of the Act

s.035

Registration on coroner’s notification where no inquest is held

s.036

Registration on coroner’s certificate after inquest

s.037

Noting of previous entry after coroner’s certificate after inquest

s.038

Certificates for disposal

s.039

Particulars to be registered

s.040

Certificate of cause of death

s.041

Reference to coroner

s.042

Registration where no report to coroner

s.042

Declaration and registration under section 23A of the Act

s.043

Registration where inquest is not held

s.043

Registration where a coroner’s certificate is provided to the registrar on request by the registrar

s.044

Noting of existing entry on coroner’s notification of cause of death

s.044

Registration after receipt of declaration and coroner’s notification of cause of death

s.045

Registration after inquest , or after an investigation by the coroner is suspended

s.046

Noting of previous entry on registration after inquest

s.047

Registration after twelve months

s.048

Interpretation of Part XI

s.049

Certificates and declaration for disposal

s.050

Notification of disposal

s.051

Enquiry in default of notification of disposal

s.052

Certificate that death is not required to be registered

s.053

Time when entry is complete

s.054

Correction of entry before completion

s.055

Correction of minor clerical errors after completion

s.056

Correction of other minor clerical errors after completion

s.057

Correction of other clerical errors after completion

s.058

Correction of errors of fact or substance

s.058

Correction of errors on notification by medical examiner

s.059

Correction of error on coroner’s certificate

s.060

Correction of clerical errors in entries made before 1st April 1969

s.061

Copy of corrected or annotated entry to be sent to Registrar General

s.062

Certificate of registration of birth

s.063

Application for short certificate of birth

s.064

Form of short certificate of birth

s.065

Compilation of short certificate of birth

s.066

Short certificate of birth in respect of certain children admitted to the Foundling Hospital

s.066

Application for short certificate of death

s.066

Form of short certificate of death

s.066

Compilation of short certificate of death

s.067

Applications for certificate of birth or death for certain purposes

s.068

Certificates of death for certain purposes

s.069

Information under the Population (Statistics) Act 1938

s.070

Draft of particulars to be sent to the Registrar General

s.070

Transmission of draft particulars

s.071

Quarterly returns

s.072

Offences and proceedings

s.073

Revocations and transitional provisions

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