SCHEDULE 2 Disclosure of Birth Records by Registrar General
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (2002 c 38) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 2 Disclosure of Birth Records by Registrar General

Section 79(6)

1

On an application made in the prescribed manner by an adopted person—

(a)     a record of whose birth is kept by the Registrar General, and

(b)     who has attained the age of 18 years,

the Registrar General must give the applicant any information necessary to enable the applicant to obtain a certified copy of the record of his birth.

“Prescribed†means prescribed by regulations made by the Registrar General with the approval of [the Secretary of State].

2

(1)     Before giving any information to an applicant under paragraph 1, the Registrar General must inform the applicant that counselling services are available to the applicant—

(a)     from a registered adoption society, an organisation within section

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