Section Sch6-14 — Social Security Act 2018: Address details for birth registration purposes
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14 Address details for birth registration purposes (1) The purpose of this clause is to assist in locating and contacting the mothers of children whose births are unregistered, so that the births may be registered (and this clause for that purpose authorises the disclosure of information by MSD, and to the Registrar-General appointed under section 79(1) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995). (2) The Registrar-General may for the purpose of this clause request MSD to supply, from information held for the purposes of this Act by MSD, the postal address and residential address (if different from the postal address) of a person who the Registrar-General believes on reasonable grounds may be the mother of a child whose birth is unregistered. (3) But the Registrar-General cannot make the request unless— (a) there is an agreement under section 99 of the Privacy Act 1993 between MSD and the Registrar-General; and (b) the request is in accordance with the agreement. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 126AB
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