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Report Stage Proceedings: 17 March 2009
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“24A
Registers of birth and deaths in England and Wales of which

particulars are given in Welsh

(1)
If the registrar for a sub-district in England receives a declaration or

statement made under section 9 or 23A of this Act in Welsh (as well

as in English) to a prescribed officer in Wales who could understand

and write Welsh, the registrar shall (as well as registering or re-

registering the birth or death concerned) send the declaration or

statement to the Registrar General.

(2)
The Registrar General shall keep at the General Register Office

registers of live-births, still-births and deaths in which shall be entered

in both English and Welsh the particulars contained in declarations

and statements sent to the Registrar General under subsection (1) of

this section.”.

13E(1)
Section 30 of the 1953 Act (searches of indexes kept by the Registrar General)

is amended as follows.

      (2)
In subsection (1A) for “register kept by him under section 3A” insert “registers

kept by him under sections 3A and 24A”.

      (3)
In subsection (2) after “said certified copies”, insert “or registers”.

      (4)
In subsection (3)—

(a)
after “registers of still births”, insert “or to the register of still-births

kept by the Registrar General under section 24A of this Act”, and

(b)
at end insert “or in the register of still-births kept by him under section

24A of this Act”.

13F
After section 32 of the 1953 Act insert—

“32A
Single language certified copies of bilingual entries

Where an entry has been made in any register in both English and

Welsh, a certified copy of the entry provided under section 30, 31 or

32 of this Act may, if the person to whom it is provided so requests,

consist of a copy of only the English or only the Welsh version of the

entry.”.

13G
After section 24 of the 1953 Act (certificates as to registration of death)

insert—

“24A
Certificates of prescribed particulars in register

(1)
Any person shall, on furnishing the prescribed information and on

payment of such fee as may be specified, be entitled to obtain a

certificate as to such of the particulars contained in any entry of a birth

or death in a register as may be prescribed.

(2)
A certificate may be obtained—

(a)
from the Registrar General if he has custody of the register or

of a certified copy of the entry; and

(b)
from a superintendent registrar or registrar if he has custody

of the register.

(3)
A certificate shall be in the prescribed form and compiled in the

prescribed manner.

(4)
In subsection (1) of this section “specified” means specified by order

made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and an order under this

subsection may make different provision in relation to different

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descriptions of certificates or provision limited to particular

descriptions of certificates.

(5)
The power to make orders under subsection (4) of this section shall be

exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of

Parliament.”’.

Hywel Williams

Mark Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Adam Price

Mr Dai Davies

Not called  79

Page  100,  line  27  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘13A
In section 13 of the 1953 Act (registration of name of child or of alteration of

name) after subsection (1A) insert—

“(1B)
If the child’s birth has been registered in the register of live births kept

by the Registrar General under section 24A of this Act, the Registrar

General shall enter the name mentioned in the certificate in that

register.”.

13B
In section 14 of the 1953 Act (re-registration of births of legitimated persons)

after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)
Where a birth is re-registered under this section in such circumstances

as may be prescribed, provision may be prescribed for the Registrar

General of an entry in the register of live-births kept by the Registrar

General under section 24A of this Act.”.

13C
In section 14A of the 1953 Act (re-registration after declaration of parentage)

after subsection (2) insert—

“(3)
Where a birth is re-registered under this section in such circumstances

as may be prescribed, provision may be prescribed for the Registrar

General of an entry in the register of live-births kept by the Registrar

General under section 24A of this Act.”.

13D
After section 24 of the 1953 Act (certificates as to registration of death)

insert—

“24A
Registers of birth in England and Wales of which particulars are

given in Welsh

(1)
If the registrar for a sub-district in England receives a declaration or

statement made under section 9 of this Act in Welsh (as well as in

English) to a prescribed officer in Wales who could understand and

write Welsh, the registrar shall (as well as registering or re-registering

the birth concerned) send the declaration or statement to the Registrar

General.

(2)
The Registrar General shall keep at the General Register Office

registers of live-births and still-births in which shall be entered in both

English and Welsh the particulars contained in declarations and

statements sent to the Registrar General under subsection (1) of this

section.”.

13E(1)
Section 30 of the 1953 Act (searches of indexes kept by the Registrar General)

is amended as follows.

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      (2)
In subsection (1A) for “register kept by him under section 3A” insert “registers

kept by him under sections 3A and 24A”.

      (3)
In subsection (2) after “said certified copies”, insert “or registers”.

      (4)
In subsection (3)—

(a)
after “registers of still births”, insert “or to the register of still-births

kept by the Registrar General under section 24A of this Act”, and

(b)
at end insert “or in the register of still-births kept by him under section

24A of this Act”.

13F
After section 32 of the 1953 Act insert—

“32A
Single language certified copies of bilingual entries

Where an entry has been made in any register in both English and

Welsh, a certified copy of the entry provided under section 30, 31 or

32 of this Act may, if the person to whom it is provided so requests,

consist of a copy of only the English or only the Welsh version of the

entry.”.

13G
After section 24 of the 1953 Act (certificates as to registration of death)

insert—

“24A
Certificates of prescribed particulars in register

(1)
Any person shall, on furnishing the prescribed information and on

payment of such fee as may be specified, be entitled to obtain a

certificate as to such of the particulars contained in any entry of a birth

in a register as may be prescribed.

(2)
A certificate may be obtained—

(a)
from the Registrar General if he has custody of the register or

of a certified copy of the entry; and

(b)
from a superintendent registrar or registrar if he has custody

of the register.

(3)
A certificate shall be in the prescribed form and compiled in the

prescribed manner.

(4)
In subsection (1) of this section “specified” means specified by order

made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and an order under this

subsection may make different provision in relation to different

descriptions of certificates or provision limited to particular

descriptions of certificates.

(5)
The power to make orders under subsection (4) of this section shall be

exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of

Parliament.”’.

Hywel Williams

Mark Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Adam Price

Mr Dai Davies

Not selected  73

Page  100  [Schedule  6],  leave out line 28 and insert—

‘(1)
Section 34 of the 1953 Act (entry in register as evidence of birth or death) is

amended as follows.

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(2)
In subsection (2) after “certified copy of a register”, insert “or a certificate as to

particulars contained in an entry of a birth or death”.

(3)
’.

Hywel Williams

Mark Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Adam Price

Mr Dai Davies

Not called  80

Page  100  [Schedule  6],  leave out line 28 and insert—

‘(1)
Section 34 of the 1953 Act (entry in register as evidence of birth or death) is

amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (2) after “certified copy of a register”, insert “or a certificate as to

particulars contained in an entry of a birth”.

(3)
’.

Hywel Williams

Mark Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Adam Price

Mr Dai Davies

Not called  74

Page  100,  line  38  [Schedule  6],  at end insert—

‘(4)
In subsection (6)—

(a)
after “General Register Office”, insert “, or any certificate given in that

Office under section 24A of this Act”,

(b)
after “of an entry”, in the second place, insert “, or any certificate given

in that Office under section 24A of this Act”, and

(c)
after “no certified copy”, insert “or certificate”.’.

Hywel Williams

Mark Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Adam Price

Mr Dai Davies

Not selected  77

Title,  line  7,  after ‘births’, insert ‘and deaths’.

Bill read the third time, and passed.