Part 1 of Schedule 3 makes a number of amendments to the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (BDRA 1953) including: amending sections of the BDRA 1953 which referred to the registrar or superintendent registrar, or officer, having "custody of the register" and replacing such references with "relevant registration officer for the register", "the relevant registration officer" or "the appropriate registration officer". Other amendments specify how indexes are to be created and retained by both the Registrar General and the superintendent registrar.
	Part 2 of Schedule 3 makes minor and consequential amendments to other primary legislation as a result of the changes to the registration system brought about by this Bill.
Schedules Schedule 3: Registers of births and deaths: minor and consequential amendments