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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.299Indemnity for issuing agency and officers in relation to creation of birth certificates
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### sec.299 Indemnity for issuing agency and officers in relation to creation of birth certificates
This section applies if a birth certificate approval is produced to the registrar-general under section 290 .
The law enforcement agency or intelligence agency to which the birth certificate approval relates must indemnify the registrar-general, or an officer of the registrar-general, for any civil liability incurred by the registrar-general or officer, including reasonable costs, if—
the liability is incurred because of something done by the registrar-general or officer to comply with section 290 ; and
the requirements, if any, prescribed under a regulation have been met.
s 299 ins 2005 No. 45 s 12
amd 2016 No. 42 s 18
(sec.299-ssec.1) This section applies if a birth certificate approval is produced to the registrar-general under section 290 .
(sec.299-ssec.2) The law enforcement agency or intelligence agency to which the birth certificate approval relates must indemnify the registrar-general, or an officer of the registrar-general, for any civil liability incurred by the registrar-general or officer, including reasonable costs, if— the liability is incurred because of something done by the registrar-general or officer to comply with section 290 ; and the requirements, if any, prescribed under a regulation have been met.
- (a) the liability is incurred because of something done by the registrar-general or officer to comply with section 290 ; and
- (b) the requirements, if any, prescribed under a regulation have been met.