Registration Service Act 1953

Section 23.

FIRST SCHEDULEConsequential Amendments in other Enactments

A. The Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 86)

1In section thirty-five—

(a)for the words " one shilling " there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence ";

(b)for the word " sixpence " where first occurring there shall be substituted the word " ninepence "; and

(c)for the words " two shillings and sixpence " there shall be substituted the words " three shillings and ninepence ".

B. The Non-parochial Registers Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 92)

2In section five, for the words " between the hours of ten in the morning and four in the afternoon of every day, except Sundays and Christmas Day and Good Friday " there shall be substituted the words " at any time when the General Register Office is open for that purpose ".

C. The Marriage and Registration Act, 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 119)

3In section twenty-four—

(a)for the words " one shilling " there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence ";

(b)for the word " sixpence " where first occurring there shall be substituted the word " ninepence "; and

(c)for the words " two shillings and sixpence " there shall be substituted the words " three shillings and ninepence ".

D. The Marriage Act, 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76)

4In subsection (6) of section twenty-seven, for the words " one shilling" there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence ".

5In subsection (1) of section twenty-nine for the words " five shillings " there shall be substituted the words " seven shillings and sixpence ".

6In subsection (6) of section thirty-one for the words " one shilling" there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence ".

7In subsection (5) of section thirty-two—

(a)for the words " one shilling " there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence "; and

(b)for the words " one pound ten shillings " there shall be substituted the words " two pounds five shillings ".

8In subsection (6) of section forty-one for the words " three pounds" there shall be substituted the words " four pounds ten shillings ".

9In subsection (4) of section forty-two, for the words "three pounds" there shall be substituted the words " four pounds ten shillings ".

10In section fifty-one—

(a)for the words " ten shillings " there shall be substituted the words " fifteen shillings "; and

(b)for the words " five shillings " there shall be substituted the words " seven shillings and sixpence ".

11In subsection (4) of section fifty-seven for the word " sixpence " there shall be substituted the word " ninepence ".

12In subsection (2) of section fifty-eight, the words " so that they may be most readily seen and examined " shall be omitted.

13In subsection (1) of section sixty-three—

(a)for the words " one shilling " in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence ";

(b)for the word " sixpence " where first occurring there shall be substituted the word " ninepence "; and

(c)for the words "two shillings and sixpence" there shall be substituted the words " three shillings and ninepence ".

14In subsection (2) of section sixty-four—

(a)for the words " at all reasonable hours " there shall be substituted the words " at any time when the register office is required to be open for the transaction of public business ";

(b)for the words " five shillings " there shall be substituted the words " seven shillings and sixpence ";

(c)for the words " one shilling " there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence "; and

(d)for the words "two shillings and sixpence" there shall be substituted the words " three shillings and ninepence ".

15In subsection (2) of section sixty-five—

(a)for the words " between the hours of ten in the morning and four in the afternoon of every day, except Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday " there shall be substituted the words " at any time when the General Register Office is open for that purpose ";

(b)for the words " twenty shillings " there shall be substituted the words " thirty shillings ";

(c)for the words " one shilling " there shall be substituted the words " one shilling and sixpence "; and

(d)for the words " two shillings and sixpence" there shall be substituted the words " three shillings and ninepence ",