sec.23Addendum to birth certificate—parentage orders

### sec.23 Addendum to birth certificate—parentage orders This section applies if— a person (the applicant )— applies to the registrar, in the form required by the registrar and in an approved way, for requested information or a certificate about an entry for the person in the birth register; and is at least 18 years at the time of making the application; and a parentage order in relation to the applicant was registered in the parentage order register under section 19 (even if the entry in the parentage order register was later closed under section 21 ); and the registrar gives the requested information or issues the certificate to the applicant. The registrar must attach an addendum to the information or certificate stating that further information is available about the entry. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the registrar must not issue the addendum to any person other than the applicant. s 23 amd 2024 No. 46 s 157 _____ s 23A ins 2024 No. 46 s 158 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.23-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person (the applicant )— applies to the registrar, in the form required by the registrar and in an approved way, for requested information or a certificate about an entry for the person in the birth register; and is at least 18 years at the time of making the application; and a parentage order in relation to the applicant was registered in the parentage order register under section 19 (even if the entry in the parentage order register was later closed under section 21 ); and the registrar gives the requested information or issues the certificate to the applicant. (sec.23-ssec.2) The registrar must attach an addendum to the information or certificate stating that further information is available about the entry. (sec.23-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the registrar must not issue the addendum to any person other than the applicant. - (a) a person (the applicant )— (i) applies to the registrar, in the form required by the registrar and in an approved way, for requested information or a certificate about an entry for the person in the birth register; and (ii) is at least 18 years at the time of making the application; and - (i) applies to the registrar, in the form required by the registrar and in an approved way, for requested information or a certificate about an entry for the person in the birth register; and - (ii) is at least 18 years at the time of making the application; and - (b) a parentage order in relation to the applicant was registered in the parentage order register under section 19 (even if the entry in the parentage order register was later closed under section 21 ); and - (c) the registrar gives the requested information or issues the certificate to the applicant. - (i) applies to the registrar, in the form required by the registrar and in an approved way, for requested information or a certificate about an entry for the person in the birth register; and - (ii) is at least 18 years at the time of making the application; and