Legislation – Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act (Northern Ireland) 2026
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Registration
Giving certificate of registration, or written notice of death, directly5.
(1)
Article 29 of the 1976 Order is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph (1)—
(a)
“the person giving information concerning the death”substitute
“—
(a)
the person giving information concerning the death, if the person so requests, and
(b)
the person who effects the disposal of, or performs any funeral service for, the body of the deceased person,”;
(b)
omit “under his hand”
.
(3)
In paragraph (2)—
(a)
omit “written”
;
(b)
“the person sending the notice, if required to do so,”substitute
“—
(a)
the person who gave that notice, if the person so requests, and
(b)
the person who effects the disposal of, or performs any funeral service for, the body of the deceased person,”;
(c)
omit “under his hand”
.
(4)
In the 2012 Regulations—
(a)
in regulation 28(ii), omit “a written”
;
(b)
in Schedule 1, in Form 13, in the heading and in footnote (a), omit “written”
.