The National Health Service (Notification of Births and Deaths) Regulations 1982

• Citation: S.I. 1982/286
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Notification of Births and Deaths) Regulations 1982 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1982.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“ the Act ” means the National Health Service Act 1977 ;

“ doctor ” means a registered medical practitioner.

Section 3 Person to whom particulars of births and deaths are to be furnished

For the purposes of section 124(2) of the Act (which places a duty on registrars of births and deaths to furnish to the prescribed medical officer of the District Health Authority particulars of births and deaths occurring in the district of the Authority), the prescribed medical officer in England shall be the doctor who holds the post of district medical officer of the District Health Authority for the district in which the birth or death occurred and in Wales shall be the doctor who holds the post of chief administrative medical officer of the District Health Authority for that district.

Section 4 Person to whom notification of birth is to be given

For the purposes of section 124(4) of the Act (which provides for the notification of births to the prescribed medical officer of the District Health Authority for the district in which the birth takes place), the prescribed medical officer in England shall be the doctor who holds the post of district medical officer of the District Health Authority for the district in which the birth takes place and in Wales shall be the doctor who holds the post of chief administrative medical officer of the District Health Authority for that district.

Section 5 Manner and time for furnishing particulars of births and deaths

The particulars of each birth and death which are furnished in pursuance of section 124(2) of the Act shall be in writing and sent not later than 14 days from the date on which they are entered in a register of births or deaths.

Section 6 Revocation

The National Health Service (Notification of Births and Deaths) Regulations 1974 are hereby revoked.