2 (1) Section 3A (registration of births of abandoned children) is amended as follows. U.K.
(2) In subsection (5), for the words from “direct” to the end substitute “enter in the margin of the relevant register of births a reference to the re-registration of the birth or, if the relevant register of births is in hard copy form, shall direct the officer having custody of that register to do so.”
(3) After that subsection insert—
“ (6) In subsection (5) “ the relevant register of births ”, in relation to the re-registration of the birth of a child, means the register of births in which the entry relating to the child was previously made. ”
I262 Sch. 3 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
3 (1) Section 13 (registration of name of child or of alteration of name) is amended as follows. U.K.
(2) In subsection (1), for “the registrar or superintendent registrar having the custody of the register” substitute “the relevant registration officer for the register” .
(3) In subsection (1A), for “The registrar or superintendent registrar having custody of the register in question” substitute “The relevant registration officer” .
(4) In subsection (1B), for “the registrar or superintendent registrar” substitute “the relevant registration officer” .
(5) After subsection (2) insert—
“ (2A) In this section the “relevant registration officer” for a register means—
(a) the registrar of births and deaths for the sub-district for which the register is or has been kept, or
(b) the superintendent registrar for the district containing that sub-district. ”
I263 Sch. 3 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
4 U.K. In Part 3 (general), the italic heading before section 25 becomes “ Registers, etc ” .
I264 Sch. 3 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
5 (1) Section 29 (correction of errors in registers) is amended as follows. U.K.
(2) In subsection (3), for “the officer having the custody of the register” substitute “the appropriate registration officer” .
(3) In subsection (3A)(b), for “the officer having the custody of the register” substitute “the appropriate registration officer” .
(4) In subsection (3B)(b), for “the officer having the custody of the register” substitute “the appropriate registration officer” .
(5) In subsection (4), for “the officer having the custody of the register” substitute “the appropriate registration officer for the register” .
(6) After subsection (4) insert—
“ (5) In this section the “ appropriate registration officer ”, in relation to a register, means—
(a) in the case of a register of live-births or of deaths in hard copy form, the superintendent registrar having custody of the register;
(b) in the case of a register of live-births or of deaths not in hard copy form—
(i) the registrar of births and deaths for the sub-district for which the register is or has been kept, or