(2) But subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any register of still-births except as the registrar may, with the consent of the Registrar General, in any particular case allow. ”
I269 Sch. 3 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
10 (1) Section 33 (short certificate of birth) is amended as follows. U.K.
(2) In subsection (1), for “the Registrar General, a superintendent registrar or a registrar” substitute “the appropriate registration officer” .
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“ (1A) In subsection (1) the “ appropriate registration officer ” means—
(a) in the case of a live-birth, the Registrar General, a superintendent registrar or a registrar;
(b) in the case of a still-birth—
(i) the Registrar General, or
(ii) a registrar acting at the time of the registration of the still-birth or with the consent of the Registrar General. ”
(4) In subsection (2)—
(a) for the words from “the records and registers” to “may be” substitute “the register in which the entry relating to the birth is made, or, in the case of the Registrar General, from the records in the Registrar General’s custody” ;
(b) for “any such records or registers” substitute “any register of births or in any such records” .
I270 Sch. 3 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
11 U.K. In section 33A (short certificate of death), in subsection (2), for the words from “the records and registers” to “may be” substitute “the register in which the entry relating to the death is made, or, in the case of the Registrar General, from the records in the Registrar General’s custody” .
I271 Sch. 3 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
12 U.K. In section 34 (entry in register as evidence of birth or death), in subsection (5), before “on which” insert “in or” .
I272 Sch. 3 para. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
13 (1) Section 34A (searches and records of information: additional provision) is amended as follows. U.K.
(a) after paragraph (a) insert—
“ (aa) to carry out, on request, a search to find out whether any of the registers kept under this Act contains a particular entry; ” ;
(b) in paragraph (b), after “copies” insert “or in such a register” .
(3) In subsection (5), at the end insert “or in a register kept under this Act” .
I273 Sch. 3 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
14 U.K. In section 35 (offences relating to registers), in paragraph (b), after “deaths” insert “kept in hard copy form” .
I274 Sch. 3 para. 14 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)