This Section amends Regulation 16 of the 2012 Regulations to update the means by which an informant can provide information to the registrar for the registration of a still-birth. This can be done in person, by telephone or by approved electronic means. It also specifies that a qualified informant, who has attended in person, must sign the registration entry.
Amendments are also made to Forms 2, 2A and 2B in Schedule 1 to the 2012 Regulations to accompany the amendments made to Regulation 16. The Forms are amended at entry 15 to accommodate the signing of the entry by the qualified informant if they attend at the registration office in person or the name of the qualified informant if the registration is completed by telephone or electronic means.
Commentary on Sections Section 6: Registration of particulars of still-birth