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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999
23Application to register change of adult's name
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### 23 Application to register change of adult's name
> [*\[Section 23 Amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 18, Applied:05 Sep 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-09-05/act-2019-007#GS18@EN) A person who has attained the age of 16 years –
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> > > (a) who is domiciled or ordinarily resident in the State; or
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> > > (b) whose birth is registered in the State –
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> may apply to the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar, for registration of a change of the person's name.