(3) In subsection (3)—
(a) for “A registrar” substitute “The relevant registrar for a register” ;
(b) for “any register of births and deaths in his custody” substitute “the register” .
(4) In subsection (4)—
(a) in the definition of “the appropriate fee”, for “the registrar having custody of the register concerned” substitute “the relevant registrar for a register” ;
(b) for the definition of “register of births and deaths” substitute—
“ “ register ” means a register of births or register of deaths kept under that Act, ” ;
“ “ the relevant registrar ” for a register means— (a) in the case of a register in hard copy form (within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953), the superintendent registrar having custody of the register; (b) in the case of a register not in hard copy form (within the meaning of that Act)— (i) the registrar of births and deaths for the sub-district for which the register is or has been kept, or (ii) the superintendent registrar for the district containing that sub-district. ”
I283 Sch. 3 para. 23 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
Adoption and Children Act 2002 U.K.
24 In section 78 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Adopted Children Register: searches and copies), in subsection (4)—
(a) in paragraph (a), omit “certified copies of”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “certified copies”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “registers” .
I284 Sch. 3 para. 24 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
Gender Recognition Act 2004 U.K.
25 The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is amended as follows.
I285 Sch. 3 para. 25 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
26 (1) Section 10 (registration) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2), omit the “or” after paragraph (a) and after paragraph (b) insert “ , or
(c) an entry in a register kept under section 1 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953, ” .
(3) For subsection (3) substitute—
“ (3) “ The appropriate Registrar General ” means—
(a) in relation to a UK birth register entry of which a certified copy is kept by a Registrar General or which is in a register so kept, whichever Registrar General keeps that certified copy or that register;
(b) in relation to a UK birth register entry in a register kept under section 1 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953, the Registrar General for England and Wales.
(3A) For the purposes of this section each of the following is a Registrar General—
(a) the Registrar General for England and Wales;