Deregulation (Still-Birth and Death Registration) Order 1996

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1996/2395

1996 No. 2395

DEREGULATIONREGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC., ENGLAND AND WALES

The Deregulation (Still-Birth and Death Registration) Order 1996

Made 4th September 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1997

Whereas:

(a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 19531impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending the provisions concerned and by making certain other provision it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;

(b) such organisations as appear to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to be representative of interests substantially affected by proposals to amend the provisions concerned and make other provision, and such other persons as he considers appropriate, have been consulted;

(c) it appears to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it is appropriate, following that consultation to proceed with the making of this Order;

(d) a document setting out the proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 19942and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;

(e) regard has been had to the representations made during that period;

(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of such representations and the changes to the proposals in the light of those representations; and

(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Now, therefore, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order—

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Still-Birth and Death Registration) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

S-2 Registration of still-births

Registration of still-births

2.—(1) Part I of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (registration of births) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

(2) In section 9 (giving of information to a person other than the registrar) in subsection (1) the words “, not being a still-birth,” are hereby repealed.

(3) In section 11 (special provision as to registration of...

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