Civil Registration Bill

Notice of Amendments Tabled on
23 February 2011 for Consideration Stage

Clause 6 , Page 3, Line 6

For ‘(parents’ substitute ‘(child who has a father and whose parents were’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

New Clause

After clause 7 insert -

‘Declarations of parentage

Re-registration of births after declaration of parentage

7A. In Article 19A of the 1976 Order (re-registration of birth after declaration of parentage), in paragraph (2) (re-registration to be effected in prescribed manner and at such place as may be prescribed), the words “and at such place as may be prescribed” shall cease to have effect.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Clause 9 , Page 4, Line 6

Leave out ‘as follows’ and insert ‘in accordance with subsections (2) and (3)’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Clause 9 , Page 4, Line 13

At end insert -

‘( ) In Article 26 of the 1976 Order (informant’s position following an inquest), paragraph (a) (person not liable to attend registrar upon a notice issued by registrar) shall cease to have effect.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Clause 15 , Page 6, Line 37

At end insert -

‘( ) Any notification under paragraph (4A) shall be subject to such conditions as the Registrar General considers appropriate.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Clause 18 , Page 7, Line 26

At end insert -

‘( ) Any notification under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such conditions as the Registrar General considers appropriate.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Clause 23 , Page 9, Line 29

At end insert -

‘( ) Any notification under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such conditions as the Registrar General considers appropriate.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Clause 23 , Page 10, Line 2

At end insert -

‘( ) Any notification under subsection (1) shall be subject to such conditions as the Registrar General considers appropriate.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

New Clause

After clause 25 insert -

‘Notification of entry in Register of Presumed Deaths

25A. In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Presumption of Death Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (entries in Register of Presumed Deaths), after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be added the following sub-paragraphs -

“(3) The Registrar General may notify such persons as the Registrar General considers appropriate that an entry has been made in the Register of Presumed Deaths.

(4) Any notification under sub-paragraph (3) shall be subject to such conditions as the Registrar General considers appropriate.”.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

New Clause

After clause 25 insert -

‘Access to information in the Register of Presumed Deaths

25B. -(1) Schedule 1 to the Presumption of Death Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (Register of Presumed Deaths) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

(2) After paragraph 3 (searches of indexes and examination of entries) there shall be inserted the following -

“Access to information

3A. -(1) Regulations made by the Department may make provision for any person to have access on payment of the prescribed fee to any information contained in the Register of Presumed Deaths.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the prescribed fee” means the fee of such amount as may be prescribed by order made by the Department under paragraph 7(1).

(3) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may provide that the relevant period must have expired in relation to the information.

(4) In sub-paragraph (3) “the relevant period” means, in relation to information relating to a presumed death, the period of 50 years from the presumed date of death or such other period as may be prescribed.

(5) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may provide for the Registrar General -

(a) to make arrangements with any person for the purpose of providing access to information as mentioned in that sub-paragraph; and

(b) for that purpose to transfer information to that person subject to conditions (including conditions as to the making of payments by that person to the Registrar General).

(6) This paragraph is without prejudice to paragraph 3.”.

(3) In paragraph 7 (fees), in sub-paragraph (1), after head (b) there shall be inserted the following head -

“(bb) access to any information under paragraph 3A;”.

(4) In consequence of subsection (2), in the definition of “prescribed” in section 17 (interpretation) of that Act, for the word “paragraph” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 3A(1) and (2) and”.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

New Clause

After clause 25 insert -

‘Correction of errors in the Register of Presumed Deaths

25C. In paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 to the Presumption of Death Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (correction, etc. of Register of Presumed Deaths), for the words “any clerical error or any error of fact or substance” there shall be substituted the words “an error”.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Clause 26 , Page 11, Line 20

At end insert -

‘(2) In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by order made under Article 47 of the 1976 Order.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Schedule 2 , Page 14, Line 10

At end insert -

‘In Article 19A(2), the words “and at such place as may be prescribed”.’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Schedule 2 , Page 14, Line 13

At end insert -

‘Article 26(a).’

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Long Title

After ‘1976’ insert ‘and the Presumption of Death Act (Northern Ireland) 2009’