
2016 No. 980
Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Etc., England And Wales
Civil Partnership, England And Wales
The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships Records Regulations 2016
Made 13th October 2016
Laid before Parliament 14th October 2016
Coming into force 7th November 2016

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34A and section 38A(1)(c), (2) and (5) and 39A(1)(a) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953, section 65A, 71A(1)(h) and (5) and 74(3) of the Marriage Act 1949, sections 34(1)(e) and (2) and 258(2) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and section 9(4)(e), (f), (5)(ba) and (5C), and section 18(4)(a) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

In accordance with section 65A(5) of the Marriage Act 1949, before making these Regulations the Secretary of State has consulted the Registrar General.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships Records Regulations 2016 and come into force on 7th November 2016.
(2) In these Regulations—
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 “online view service” means a service provided via the website for the General Register Office which allows a person to—
(a) search via that website for an entry in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries, and
(b) if the search locates the entry, submit a request via that website to view a record of information contained in that entry in electronic format;
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Provision of the information contained in a birth record in  electronic  format
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(1) The Registrar General may provide a record of information contained in an entry in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries in the birth register, in electronic format, following—
(a) a request for the Registrar General to search for the entry and provide the record of information, or
(b) a request made via the online view service.
(2) A request for the Registrar General to undertake a search and provide information under paragraph (1)(a)must be made via the website for the General Register Office.
(2A) A record of information provided by the Registrar General in response to a request made via the online view service must be provided via the website for the General Register Office.
(3) The Registrar General may charge a fee for each record provided under paragraph (1) ... and the fee charged is payable to the Registrar General.
Provision of the information contained in a death record in  electronic  format
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(1) The Registrar General may provide a record of information contained in an entry in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries in the death register, in electronic format, following—
(a) a request for the Registrar General to search for the entry and provide the record of information, or
(b) a request made via the online view service.
(2) A request for the Registrar General to undertake a search and provide information under paragraph (1) (a)must be made via the website for the General Register Office.
(2A) A record of information provided by the Registrar General in response to a request made via the online view service must be provided via the website for the General Register Office.
(3) The Registrar General may charge a fee for each record provided under paragraph (1) ... and the fee charged is payable to the Registrar General.
Provision of the information contained in a marriage record in  electronic  format
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(1) The Registrar General may provide a record of information contained in a marriage entry in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries in  any marriage register book, entries in the marriage register made under section 53D(10)(a) of the Marriage Act 1949  and conversion register, in electronic format, following—
(a) a request for the Registrar General to search for the entry and provide the record of information, or
(b) in the case of an entry in  any marriage register book, a request made via the online view service.
(2) A request for the Registrar General to undertake a search and provide information under paragraph (1) (a)must be made via the website for the General Register Office.
(2A) A record of information provided by the Registrar General in response to a request made via the online view service must be provided via the website for the General Register Office.
(3) The Registrar General may charge a fee for each record provided under paragraph (1) ... and the fee charged is payable to the Registrar General.
Provision of information contained in a birth record  to Government departments
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Fees
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Robert Goodwill
Minister of State
Home Office
13th October 2016