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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999
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### 61 Savings provisions
> > (1) A certificate or other document issued under the [Marriages Registration Act 1962](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1962-023) or the [Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1895](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1895-009) is taken to have been issued under this Act.
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> > (2) The Register of Marriages kept under the [Marriages Registration Act 1962](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1962-023) and the registers kept under the [Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1895](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1895-009) form part of the Register under this Act.
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> > (3) The person holding office as Registrar-General immediately before the commencement of this Act continues as the Registrar under this Act.