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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
52Confiscation of erroneous or false instruments
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52 Confiscation of erroneous or false instruments
(1) The registrar-general may confiscate a certificate or other instrument
issued under this Act or the repealed Act in error or because of fraud.
(2) If the registrar-general believes on reasonable grounds that a
certificate or other instrument issued under this Act or the repealed
Act was issued in error or because of fraud, the registrar-general
may—
(a) require the person who appears to have possession of the
certificate or instrument to surrender it immediately to the
registrar-general; or
(b) by written notice sent to the person who appears to have
possession of the certificate or instrument, require the person to
surrender it to the registrar-general within 14 days of the date of
the notice.
notice given to the person under subsection (2).
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