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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997

26Alteration of register

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26 Alteration of register On receipt of an application under section 24, the registrar-general (a) make the required alteration to the register; or (b) refuse to make the required alteration.

Previous section25Evidence in support of application Next section27Showing information about sex on birth certificate

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