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Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Type Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Publication 2011-05-03
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
Department Statute Law Database
Source legislation.gov.uk
Reform history JSON API

Births

Registration of births

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Infant children found exposed

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Access to information in the Adopted Children Register

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Registration of father where parents not married

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Still-births

Time limit on registration of still-births

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Registration of still-births where parents not married

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(6) This Article shall not apply to the registration of a still-birth.

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or (iii) particulars relating to his father have been entered in the register in the case of a still-birth and the mother disputes them;

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(1B) Paragraph (1A) shall not apply to the re-registration of a still-birth.

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Legitimated persons

Re-registration of births of legitimated persons

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In Article 19 of the 1976 Order (re-registration of births of legitimated persons), in paragraph (6) (power of Registrar General where re-registration not pursued to require person to attend and sign register), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) there shall be substituted the words “ to take such steps for the purposes of re-registration as are specified in the notice within such time as may be so specified. ”.

Declarations of parentage

Re-registration of births after declaration of parentage

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In Article 19A of the 1976 Order (re-registration of birth after declaration of parentage), in paragraph (2) (re-registration to be effected in prescribed manner and at such place as may be prescribed), the words “and at such place as may be prescribed” shall cease to have effect.

Deaths

Registration of deaths

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“death” means death in Northern Ireland;

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Issue of notice for information concerning deaths

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Short death certificate

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(40A) The Department may make regulations— (a) providing as respects any entry in a register of deaths made after the commencement of section 11 of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, for the issue by the Registrar General or any registrar of a certificate of such of the items comprising that entry (other than items relating to the cause of death) as may be prescribed; (b) providing for the form of any such certificate; (c) providing for the particulars to be furnished by an applicant for such a certificate; (d) providing for the manner in which any such certificate is to be compiled; and (e) requiring the payment, by the applicant for the certificate, of the prescribed fee.

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Other amendments of the 1976 Order

Discharge of functions of the Registrar General

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In Article 4 of the 1976 Order (General Register Office and officers), after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—

(3) Any function of the Registrar General may be performed by an officer appointed under paragraph (2) and authorised for the purpose of that function by the Registrar General.

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Reproduction of registers and replacement of lost registers, etc.

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In Article 33 of the 1976 Order (reproduction of registers and replacement of lost registers, etc.), in paragraph (2) (authentication by signature of Registrar General) the words “the signature of” shall cease to have effect.

Access to information relating to births and deaths

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After Article 34 of the 1976 Order (searches of indexes and certified copies of entries) there shall be inserted the following Article—

(34A) (1) Regulations may make provision for any person to have access on payment of the prescribed fee to any information contained in the registers. (2) Regulations under paragraph (1) may provide that the relevant period must have expired in relation to the information. (3) In paragraph (2) “the relevant period” means— (a) in relation to information relating to a birth, the period of 100 years from the date of the birth or such other period as may be prescribed; (b) in relation to information relating to a death, the period of 50 years from the date of the death or such other period as may be prescribed. (4) Regulations under paragraph (1) may provide for the Registrar General— (a) to make arrangements with any person for the purpose of providing access to information as mentioned in that paragraph; and (b) for that purpose to transfer information to that person subject to conditions (including conditions as to the making of payments by that person to the Registrar General). (5) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any register of still-births. (6) This Article is without prejudice to Article 38.

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Correction of errors in registers

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Registration or alteration of child's name

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(4A) The Registrar General may notify such persons as the Registrar General considers appropriate of a change of name or surname recorded under this Article. (4B) A person may make an application in the prescribed form to the Registrar General as to persons to be notified under paragraph (4A) of a change of name or surname recorded under this Article in consequence of an application made by that person under paragraph (3) or (4). (4C) The prescribed fee shall be paid to the Registrar General by any person making an application under paragraph (4B). (4D) Any notification under paragraph (4A) shall be subject to such conditions as the Registrar General considers appropriate. (4E) The power conferred by paragraph (4A) may be exercised whether or not an application has been made under paragraph (4B).

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Certified copies

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For Article 39 of the 1976 Order (photographic copies, etc.) there shall be substituted the following Article—

(39) A certified copy issued under this Order may be— (a) made by any method of reproducing a document; or (b) a document containing such information as may be prescribed derived from an entry in the registers.

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Issue of short birth certificate

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In Article 40 of the 1976 Order (short birth certificate), in paragraph (a) (issue by Registrar General or person having custody of the register) for the words “person having the custody of the register” there shall be substituted the words “ any registrar ”.

Notification of births and deaths

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After Article 40A of the 1976 Order (inserted by section 11) there shall be inserted the following Article—

(40B) (1) The Registrar General may notify such persons as the Registrar General considers appropriate of the registration of a birth or a death under this Order. (2) An application may be made in the prescribed form to the Registrar General as to persons to be notified by the Registrar General under paragraph (1) by any person who gave information leading to the registration of the birth or the death. (3) The prescribed fee shall be payable to the Registrar General by any person making an application under paragraph (2). (4) Any notification under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such conditions as the Registrar General considers appropriate. (5) The power conferred by paragraph (1) may be exercised whether or not an application has been made under paragraph (2). (6) This Article shall not apply to the registration of a still-birth.

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Entries in registers as evidence

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In Article 41 of the 1976 Order (entries in registers as evidence), in paragraph (1)(a) (entry of a birth or death in a register not to be evidence unless signed by a person professing to be a valid informant), for the words “is signed by” there shall be substituted the words “ includes the name of ”.

Refusal to give information

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In Article 44 of the 1976 Order (refusal to give information), sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) (which makes it an offence to fail to sign a register in the presence of the registrar when required to do so by the 1976 Order) shall cease to have effect.

Fees payable for searches, certified copies, etc.

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(cc) applications under Article 40B;

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(da) documents supplied under section 30 of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011; (db) entries made in the Record of Northern Ireland Connections under section 31 of that Act;

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Miscellaneous

Access to information relating to marriages and civil partnerships

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