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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999
27Entries to be made in Register
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### 27 Entries to be made in Register
> > (1) The Registrar registers a change of name by making an entry about the change of name in the Register.
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> > (2) If the applicant for registration of the change of name asks the Registrar to arrange for noting the change of name in the particulars of the person's birth, and the person's birth is registered under this Act or a corresponding law, the Registrar must –
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> > > > (a) if the birth is registered under this Act, note the change of name in the entry relating to the birth; or
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> > > > (b) if the birth is registered under a corresponding law, notify the relevant registering authority of the change of name.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 7 of 2019, s. 20, Applied:05 Sep 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-09-05/act-2019-007#GS20@EN) . . . . . . . .