The Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/700
• Sections: 25

Section 1 Citation commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 8 th April 2008.

(2) In this Order “insurer” means a person who has permission under Part IV of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect or carry out contracts of insurance.

(3) The definition of insurer in paragraph (2) must be read with —

(a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

(b) any relevant order under that section; and

(c) Schedule 2 to the Act.

Section 2 Revocation

The Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) Regulations 2007 are revoked.

Section 3 Disclosure of information

The Registrar General for Northern Ireland may supply information contained in any register of deaths kept by the Registrar General to a person or body specified, or of a description specified, in the Schedule to this Order for use in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences.

Section 1

A local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 .

Section 2

The Council of the Isles of Scilly.

Section 3

A council within the meaning of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 .

Section 4

A district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 .

Section 5

A government department in England and Wales and any agency thereof.

Section 6

A government department in Scotland and any agency thereof.

Section 7

The Scottish Executive.

Section 8

A Northern Ireland department.

Section 9

A credit reference agency.

Section 10

A building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986 .

Section 11

An insurer.

Section 12

A person who holds a licence under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 .

Section 13

A bank as defined in the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879 .

Section 14

The trustees or managers of a pension scheme.

Section 15

A person who, or body which, updates lists so as to remove the entries on those lists of persons who are deceased.

Section 16

A body established by an Act of Parliament or by a statutory instrument made under an Act of Parliament to perform functions conferred on it under or by that Act or instrument.

Section 17

An NHS body within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 2006 .

Section 18

An NHS body within the meaning of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 .

Section 19

A body to which Article 90 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 applies .

Section 20

The Common Council of the City of London.

Section 21

A person who has been authorised to exercise a function of an office-holder or Minister in accordance with section 69 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 .

Section 22

A person who has been authorised to exercise a function of a local authority in accordance with section 70 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994.