12Cancellation of authority affecting records of births, deaths or marriages

12 Cancellation of authority affecting records of births, deaths or marriages

(1)  This section applies if –

(a) the chief officer cancels an authority for an assumed identity; and

(b) there is an entry in relation to that identity –

(i) in the Register because of an order under section 11 ; or

(ii) in a register of births, deaths or marriages in a participating jurisdiction because of an order under a corresponding law of the jurisdiction.

(2)  If subsection (1)(b)(i) applies, the chief officer must apply for an order under section 13 within 28 days after the day on which the authority is cancelled.

(3)  If subsection (1)(b)(ii) applies, the chief officer must apply for an order under the corresponding law to cancel the entry, within 28 days after the day on which the authority is cancelled.