14 Duty to give information of particulars of birth
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (1965 c 49) | Legislation

14  Duty to give information of particulars of birth

(1)     Subject to the subsequent provisions of this Part of this Act, in the case of every birth it shall be the duty of—

(a)     the [child's father or mother (whether or not they have attained the age of sixteen years)], or

(b)     in the case of the death or inability of the father and mother, each other person who under [subsection (2)] is qualified to give information concerning the birth,

within twenty-one days from the date of the birth, to [give to the district registrar for a registration district information of the prescribed particulars concerning the birth] information of the particulars required to be registered concerning the birth and sign the register in the presence of the registrar:

Provided that the giving of that information . . . by the father or the mother or by any one of those persons shall constitute a discharge of any duty imposed by this subsection on any other person.

[(1A)     For the purposes of subsection (1) above, a person

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