Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 577
Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Etc., England And Wales
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Made
8th June 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 39 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953( 1 ), with the approval of the Secretary of State, makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births and Deaths (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of the Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987
2. In the Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987( 2 ), in regulation 9(1) (entry of particulars on registration)( 3 ), omit “in the presence of the informant”.
Given under my hand on
Myrtle Lloyd
Registrar General
5th June 2020
I approve,
Kevin Foster
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
8th June 2020
1953 c. 20 . Section 5 was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform Act 2009 c. 24 , paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 3 to the Children Act 1975 c. 72 and S.I. 1968/1242 .
S.I. 1987/2088 .
Regulation 9(1) was amended by S.I. 2012/1203 .