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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.43Action by registrar
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### sec.43 Action by registrar
This section applies if an application is made to the registrar under section 39 or 40 to alter the record of sex of a person in the relevant child register.
The registrar may alter, or refuse to alter, the record of sex of the person in the relevant child register.
The registrar must refuse to alter the record of sex if—
the alteration would result in the recorded sex being a prohibited sex descriptor; or
the registrar reasonably suspects that the alteration is sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; or
a record of the person’s sex has been altered under this part within the 12 months immediately preceding the day when the application is made.
The registrar alters the record of sex of the person by re-registering the person’s relevant event.
The registrar re-registers the person’s relevant event by—
making a new entry in the register that includes—
all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and
a note stating the superseded information; and
a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
noting on the closed entry—
that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and
a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
(sec.43-ssec.1) This section applies if an application is made to the registrar under section 39 or 40 to alter the record of sex of a person in the relevant child register.
(sec.43-ssec.2) The registrar may alter, or refuse to alter, the record of sex of the person in the relevant child register.
(sec.43-ssec.3) The registrar must refuse to alter the record of sex if— the alteration would result in the recorded sex being a prohibited sex descriptor; or the registrar reasonably suspects that the alteration is sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; or a record of the person’s sex has been altered under this part within the 12 months immediately preceding the day when the application is made.
(sec.43-ssec.4) The registrar alters the record of sex of the person by re-registering the person’s relevant event.
(sec.43-ssec.5) The registrar re-registers the person’s relevant event by— making a new entry in the register that includes— all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and a note stating the superseded information; and a note that the new entry was made under this section; and noting on the closed entry— that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
- (a) the alteration would result in the recorded sex being a prohibited sex descriptor; or
- (b) the registrar reasonably suspects that the alteration is sought for a fraudulent or other improper purpose; or
- (c) a record of the person’s sex has been altered under this part within the 12 months immediately preceding the day when the application is made.
- (a) making a new entry in the register that includes— (i) all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and (ii) a note stating the superseded information; and (iii) a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
- (i) all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and
- (ii) a note stating the superseded information; and
- (iii) a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
- (b) noting on the closed entry— (i) that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and (ii) a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
- (i) that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and
- (ii) a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
- (i) all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and
- (ii) a note stating the superseded information; and
- (iii) a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
- (i) that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and
- (ii) a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .