1953 c. 20

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Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953

1953 (1 & 2 Eliz. 2) CHAPTER 20

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PREAMBLE

Part I

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS

Section

1.		Particulars of births to be registered.
2.		Information concerning birth to be given to registrar within forty-two days.
3.		Information concerning finding of new-born child to be given to registrar within forty-two days.
4.		Registrar's power to require information concerning birth.
5.		Registration of births free of charge.
6.		Registration between three and twelve months from date of birth.
7.		Registration after twelve months from date of birth.
8.		Penalty for improper registration after three months from date of birth.
9.		Giving of information to a person other than the registrar.
10.		Provision as to father of illegitimate child.
11.		Special provision as to registration of still-birth.
12.		Certificate of registration of birth.
13.		Registration of name of child or of alteration of name.
14.		Re-registration of births of legitimated persons.

Part II

REGISTRATION OF DEATHS

15.		Particulars of deaths to be registered.
16.		Information concerning death in a house.
17.		Information concerning other death.
18.		Notice preliminary to information of death.
19.		Registrar's power to require information concerning death.
20.		Registration of death free of charge.
21.		Registration of death after twelve months.
22.		Certificates of cause of death.
23.		Furnishing of information by coroner.
24.		Certificates as to registration of death.

Part III

GENERAL

Registers, certified copies, etc.

25.		Provision of registers, etc., by Registrar General.
26.		Quarterly returns to be made by registrar to superintendent registrar.
27.		Quarterly returns by superintendent registrar to Registrar General.
28.		Custody of registers, etc.
29.		Correction of errors in registers.

Searches and Certificates

30.

Searches of indexes kept by Register General.

Section

31.		Searches of indexes kept by superintendent registrars.
32.		Searches in registers kept by registrars.

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33.		Short certificate of birth.
34.		Entry in register as evidence of birth or death.

Offences

35.		Offences relating to registers.
36.		Penalties for failure to give information, etc.
37.		Penalty for forging certificate, etc.
38.		Prosecution of offences and application of fines.

Miscellaneous

39.		Regulations.
40.		Sending documents by post.
41.		Interpretation.
42.		Savings, etc.
43.		Repeals and consequential amendments.
44.		Short title, extent and commencement.

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 1

-- Consequential Amendments of other Enactments

Schedule 2

-- Repeals