This Section amends Article 15 of the 1976 Order to impose a duty on the medical practitioner or the registered midwife to sign and deliver a Certificate of Still-Birth to the registrar by electronic means. It also provides for a copy of the certificate to be provided to the qualified informant, if requested.
Article 15 enables the Certificate of Registration to be issued prior to registration when the registrar has received written notice and the Certificate of Still-Birth from the informant. The Section removes the requirement for notice to the registrar to be in writing and for the person giving notice to provide a copy of the still-birth certificate as the registrar will have received this from the medical practitioner or registered midwife. It enables the certificate of registration to be issued to the funeral director, and also to the informant if they request it.
The Section also amends Regulation 21 of the 2012 Regulations to remove the requirement for a person to give written notice to the registrar and the provision of the Certificate of Still-Birth when registration of the still-birth is to be delayed. Form 10 of Schedule 1 is also amended in line with amendments to Regulation 21.
Commentary on Sections Section 3: Giving certificate of still-birth directly