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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 31
Entries to be made in the Register
31 Entries to be made in the Register
(1) The Registrar registers a change of name by making an entry about the
change of name in the Register including the particulars required by the
regulations.
(2) If the applicant for registration of the change of name asks
the Registrar to arrange for noting the change of name in the particulars of
the person’s birth, and the person’s birth is registered under this Act or
a corresponding law, the Registrar must- (a) if the birth is registered under
this Act-note the change of name in the entry relating to the birth, or
(b)
if the birth is registered under a corresponding law-give notice to the
relevant registering authority of the change of name.
(3) If the change of
name is noted in the Register under subsection (2), a birth certificate issued
by the Registrar for the person must show the person’s name as changed under
this Part.
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