(LRC Revised)

Number 3 of 2004

CIVIL REGISTRATION ACT 2004

REVISED

Updated to 31 December 2025

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Civil Registration Act 2004

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

National Training Fund (Amendment) Act 2025

(21/2025), enacted 23 December 2025, and all statutory

instruments up to and including the

European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Iraq) Regulations 2026

(S.I. No. 1 of 2026), made 6 January 2026, were considered in the preparation of

this

Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

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Number

3

of

2004

CIVIL REGISTRATION ACT 2004

REVISED

Updated to 31 December 2025

Section

1.

Short title and commencement.

2.

Interpretation.

2A.

Prohibited degrees of relationship.

2B.

No impediment where subsisting civil partnership with each other.

3.

Regulations.

4.

Repeals.

5.

Transitional provisions.

6.

Expenses of Minister and Minister for Finance.

PART 2

Administration

7.

Ard-Chláraitheoir.

8.

Functions of Ard-Chláraitheoir.

8A.

Performance of functions of registrar and Superintendent Registrar by staff of Ard-Chláraitheoir in certain exceptional circumstances.

9.

Ard-Chláraitheoir Cúnta.

10.

Staff of Ard-Chláraitheoir.

11.

Annual report.

12.

Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora.

13.

Registers.

14.

Schemes.

15.

Local registration authorities.

16.

Financial provisions relating to authorities.

17.

Staff of authorities.

PART 3

Registration of Births and Stillbirths

18.

“the register” (

Part 3

).

19.

Provision of particulars, and registration, of births.

19A.

Special provisions in relation to registration of birth of donor-conceived child.

19B.

Alleviation of requirement on certain persons to appear in person under Part 3 of

Act of 2004.

20.

Births occurring more than 12 months before registration.

21.

Duty to notify registrar of abandoned new-born children.

22.

Registration of father where parents not married.

23.

Re-registration of birth to include name of father.

23A.

Re-registration on foot of court order.

23B.

Re-registration of birth of donor-conceived child on foot of court order.

24.

Re-registration of births of legitimated persons.

25.

Registration, or alteration, of forename of child.

25A.

Failure to agree surname and subsequent registration of surname.

26.

Registration of births outside State of children of Irish citizens domiciled in State.

27.

Recording and registration of certain other births occurring outside State.

27A.

Registrar may take and receive statutory declaration under Guardianship of Infants

Act 1964.

28.

Registration of stillbirths.

29.

Registration of stillbirths that occurred before 31 December 1994.

30.

Duty to notify Ard-Chláraitheoir of births and stillbirths.

PART 3A

Register of Gender Recognition

30A.

Definitions (

Part 3A

).

30B.

Entry in Register.

30C.

Index to register and privacy.

30D.

Separate index of connections between register of gender recognition and register

of births.

30E.

Cancellation or amendment of entry in register.

PART 3B

Registration under

Part 3B

30F.

Definitions (

Part 3B

).

30G.

An

tArd-Chláraitheoir

may receive and request certain information

concerning affected persons

30H.

Correction, cancellation or registration of entries in register of

births

30I.

Register

under

Part 3B

30J.

Index to

register and privacy (

Part 3B

)

30K.

Separate

index of connections between register and register of births

30L.

Regulations (

Part 3B

)

PART 3C

Record of Stillbirths

30M.

Record of stillbirths.

PART 3C

Registration of Parental Orders for Surrogacy

30M.

Definitions (

Part 3C

).

30N.

Application of Part.

30O.

Entries

in register on foot of parental order.

30P.

Other

entries in register.

30Q.

Who

may obtain copies of entries in register.

30R.

Separate

index of connections between register and register of births

30S.

Certified copy of entry in register as evidence of facts stated.

30T.

Privacy of surrogacy records.

PART 4

Registration of Adoptions

31.

Definitions (

Part 4

).

(Repealed)

32.

Registration of adoptions.

(Repealed)

33.

Registration of foreign adoptions.

(Repealed)

34.

Directions of High Court in relation to entries in register in respect

of foreign adoptions.

(Repealed)

35.

Privacy

of adoption records.

(Repealed)

PART 5

Registration of Deaths

36.

“the register” (

Part 5

).

37.

Provision of particulars, and registration, of deaths.

37A.

Alleviation of requirement on certain persons to appear in person under Part 5 of

Act of 2004.

38.

Registration of deaths occurring outside State of Irish citizens domiciled in State.

39.

Recording and registration of certain other deaths occurring outside State.

40.

Registration after more than 12 months from death.

41.

Furnishing of particulars of death by a coroner to registrar.

42.

Certificate of cause of death.

42A.

Notification of early neonatal deaths.

43.

Place of death.

44.

Power of coroner to authorise disposal of bodies.

PART 5A

Death Abroad

44A.

Application of Part.

44B.

Record of deaths abroad.

44C.

Provision of information.

44D.

Certificate of entry on the record of deaths abroad.

44E.

Amendment of entry on the record of deaths abroad.

PART 5B

Registration of Presumed Deaths

44F.

Interpretation.

44G.

Application of Part.

44H.

Furnishing of particulars of presumed death by a court to registrar.

PART 6

Amendment of Law Relating to Marriages

45.

Definitions (

Part 6

).

45A.

Secular body.

46.

Notification of marriages.

47.

Exemption of certain marriages from

section 46(1)(a)(i)

.

48.

Marriage registration form.

49.

Registration of marriages.

50.

Non-receipt of marriage registration form by registrar.

51.

Solemnisation of marriages.

52.

Places and times for the solemnisation of marriages.

53.

Register of Solemnisers.

54.

Application by bodies for registration of persons.

55.

Cancellation of registration.

56.

Appeals against refusals or cancellations of registration.

57.

Temporary authorisation to solemnise marriage.

58.

Objections.

58A.

Marriage ceremonies performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions.

PART 7

Registration of Decrees of Divorce and Decrees of Nullity

59.

Registration of decrees of divorce and decrees of nullity.

PART 7A

Registration of Civil Partnerships

59A.

Definitions (Part 7A).

59B.

Notification of civil partnerships.

(Repealed)

59C.

Civil partnership registration form.

59D.

Civil partnership registration.

59E.

Places

and times for registration of civil partnerships.

(Repealed)

59F.

Objections.

(Repealed)

59G.

Where

interpretation required.

(Repealed)

59H.

Effect

of registration.

(Repealed)

59I.

Effect

of this Part.

(Repealed)

59IA.

Civil Partnership ceremonies performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions.

PART 7B

Registration of Decrees of Dissolution of Civil Partnership and Decrees of Nullity

of Civil Partnership

59J.

Registration of decrees of dissolution and decrees of nullity of civil partnership.

PART 7C

Dissolution and Transitional

59K.

Registration of dissolution of civil partnership on marriage.

59L.

Transitional provisions consequent on Marriage Act 2015.

PART 8

General

60.

Appeals.

61.

Searches.

62.

Search of register of stillbirths.

63.

Correction of errors at request of persons having an interest.

64.

Corrections or cancellations of entries at request of Ard-Chláraitheoir or a registrar.

65.

Enquiries by Ard-Chláraitheoir.

66.

Power of Ard-Chláraitheoir to give information to others.

67.

Fees.

67A.

Payments to certain registrars.

68.

Evidence of births, stillbirths and deaths.

68A.

Construction of references to provision of required particulars.

69.

Offences.

70.

Penalties.

71.

Prosecution of offences.

72.

Service etc., of documents.

73.

Vital statistics.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Particulars to be Entered in Registers

PART 1

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Births

PART 2

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Stillbirths

PART 2A

Particulars to be entered in Register of Gender Recognition

PART 2B

Particulars to be entered in Register of Gender Recognition

PART 3

Particulars of Adoptions within the State to be Entered in Register of Adoptions

PART 4

Particulars of Foreign Adoptions to be Entered in Register of Adoptions

PART 5

Particulars of Deaths to be Entered in Register of Deaths

PART 5B

Particulars of Presumed Deaths to be Entered in the Register of Presumed Deaths

PART 6

Particulars of Decrees of Divorce to be Entered in Register of Decrees of Divorce

PART 6A

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Dissolutions

PART 7

Particulars of Decrees of Nullity of Marriage to be Entered in Register of Decrees

of Nullity of marriage

PART 7A

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Decrees of Nullity of Civil Partnership

SECOND SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

THIRD SCHEDULE

Prohibited Degrees of Relationship

ACTS REFERRED TO

Adoption Act 1952

1952, No. 25

Adoption Act 1991

1991, No. 14

Adoption Acts 1952 to 1998

Army Pensions Acts 1923 to 1980

Births and Deaths Registration Act (Ireland) 1880

1880, c. 13

Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1972

1972, No. 25

Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003

2003, No. 1

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996

Coroners Act 1962

1962, No. 9

Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003

Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960

1960, No. 44

Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts 1932 to 1975

Electoral Act 1992

1992, No. 23

Electronic Commerce Act 2000

2000, No. 27

Family Law Act 1995

1995, No. 26

Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996

1996, No. 33

Garda Síochána Act 1989

1989, No. 1

Health Act 1947

1947, No. 28

Health Act 1970

1970, No. 1

Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act 1999

1999, No. 13

Housing Act 1966

1966, No. 21

Housing Acts 1966 to 2002

Legitimacy Act 1931

1931, No. 13

Legitimacy Declaration Act (Ireland) 1868

1868, c. 20

Marriage Act 1835

5 & 6 Will 4., c. 54

Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1863

26 Vict., c. 27

Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1873

36 & 37 Vict., c. 16

Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811

51 Geo 3., c. 37

Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Acts 1907 and 1921

Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1860

23 & 24 Vict., c. 18

Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1872

35 & 36 Vict., c. 10

Marriages Act 1936

1936, No. 47

Marriages Act 1972

1972, No. 30

Marriages (Ireland) Act 1844

1844, c. 81

Marriages (Ireland) Act 1846

9 & 10 Vict., c. 72

Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1870

33 & 34 Vict., c. 110

Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1871

1871, c. 49

Medical Practitioners Act 1978

1978, No. 4

Mercantile Marine Act 1955

1955, No. 29

Merchant Shipping Act 1894

57 & 58 Vict. c. 60

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851

1851, c. 93

Planning and Development Act 2000

2000, No. 30

Registration of Births Act 1996

1996, No. 36

Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1936

1936, No. 34

Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act 1863

1863, c. 11

Registration of Marriages Act 1936

1936, No. 35

Registration of Marriages (Ireland) Act 1863

1863, c. 90

Road Traffic Act 1961

1961, No. 24

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993

1993, No. 27

Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999

1999, No. 31

Status of Children Act 1987

1987, No. 26

Stillbirths Registration Act 1994

1994, No. 1

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

1997, No. 39

Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1952

1952, No. 8

Number

3

of

2004

CIVIL REGISTRATION ACT 2004

REVISED

Updated to 31 December 2025

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REORGANISATION, MODERNISATION AND NAMING OF THE SYSTEM (TO

BE KNOWN AS THE CIVIL REGISTRATION SERVICE OR, IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE, AN tSEIRBHÍS UM CHLÁRÚ SIBHIALTA) OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, STILLBIRTHS, ADOPTIONS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

(INCLUDING CERTAIN BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING OUTSIDE THE STATE), TO PROVIDE FOR

THE EXTENSION OF THE SYSTEM TO DECREES OF DIVORCE AND DECREES OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

AND FOR THOSE PURPOSES TO REVISE THE LAW RELATING TO THE SYSTEM, TO AMEND THE LAW

RELATING TO MARRIAGES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [27

th February

, 2004]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references construed (1.01.2008) by

Civil Registration (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

Order 2007

(S.I. No. 831 of 2007), arts. 2 and 3, in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by

Article 3

are transferred to the Department of Social and Family Affairs.

(2) References to the Department of Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument

made under it or scheme and relating to any administration and business transferred

by

paragraph (1)

are, on and after the commencement of this Order, to be read as references to the

Department of Social and Family Affairs.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Health and Children by or under—

(

a

) the

Civil Registration Act 2004

(No. 3 of 2004) (other than

section 66

),

...

are transferred to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs.

(2) References to the Minister for Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument

made under it or scheme and relating to any functions transferred by this Article,

on and after the commencement of this Order, are to be read as references to the Minister

for Social and Family Affairs.

C2

Functions in relation to Act transferred and specified bodies dissolved (1.01.2005)

by

Health Act 2004

(42/2004), ss. 58, 59(1), (2) and (3) and sch. 3 item 64, S.I. No. 887 of 2004, subject

to transitional provisions in s. 74 and sch. 5.

Dissolution of health boards and other specified bodies.

58.

—The specified bodies are, by this Act, dissolved on the establishment day.

Transfer of functions of specified bodies to Executive.

59.

—(1) The functions that, immediately before the establishment day, were the functions

of a specified body under or in connection with the enactments referred to in

Schedule 3

are, by this Act, transferred to the Executive on that day.

(2) If a provision of an enactment referred to in

Schedule 3

, or a provision of an instrument made under such enactment, does not come into effect

until on or after the establishment day, a function that on the passing of that enactment

or the making of that instrument was assigned under or in connection with that provision

to a specified body is, by this Act, transferred to the Executive on the commencement

of that provision.

(3) The functions transferred by this Act to the Executive include the functions specified

in any enactment referred to in

Schedule 3

as a function of the following

(

a

) the chief executive

officer of a health board;

(

b

) the Regional Chief

Executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority;

(

c

) the area chief

executive of an Area Health Board.

...

SCHEDULE

THREE

Transfer of Functions

and References to Functional Areas

Section 59 and 67.

...

64.

Civil Registration Act 2004

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Presumption of paternity in respect of persons identified as such in register maintained

under Act prescribed (14.06.1988) by

Status of Children Act 1987

(26/1987), s. 46(3), commenced as per s. 1(2)(b), as amended (18.01.2016) by

Children and Family Relationships Act 2015

(9/2015), s. 88(c), S.I. No. 12 of 2016.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references construed (1.01.2008) by

Civil Registration (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

Order 2007

(S.I. No. 831 of 2007), arts. 2 and 3, in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by

Article 3

are transferred to the Department of Social and Family Affairs.

(2) References to the Department of Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument

made under it or scheme and relating to any administration and business transferred

by

paragraph (1)

are, on and after the commencement of this Order, to be read as references to the

Department of Social and Family Affairs.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Health and Children by or under—

(

a

) the

Civil Registration Act 2004

(No. 3 of 2004) (other than

section 66

),

...

are transferred to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs.

(2) References to the Minister for Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument

made under it or scheme and relating to any functions transferred by this Article,

on and after the commencement of this Order, are to be read as references to the Minister

for Social and Family Affairs.

C2

Functions in relation to Act transferred and specified bodies dissolved (1.01.2005)

by

Health Act 2004

(42/2004), ss. 58, 59(1), (2) and (3) and sch. 3 item 64, S.I. No. 887 of 2004, subject

to transitional provisions in s. 74 and sch. 5.

Dissolution of health boards and other specified bodies.

58.

—The specified bodies are, by this Act, dissolved on the establishment day.

Transfer of functions of specified bodies to Executive.

59.

—(1) The functions that, immediately before the establishment day, were the functions

of a specified body under or in connection with the enactments referred to in

Schedule 3

are, by this Act, transferred to the Executive on that day.

(2) If a provision of an enactment referred to in

Schedule 3

, or a provision of an instrument made under such enactment, does not come into effect

until on or after the establishment day, a function that on the passing of that enactment

or the making of that instrument was assigned under or in connection with that provision

to a specified body is, by this Act, transferred to the Executive on the commencement

of that provision.

(3) The functions transferred by this Act to the Executive include the functions specified

in any enactment referred to in

Schedule 3

as a function of the following

(

a

) the chief executive

officer of a health board;

(

b

) the Regional Chief

Executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority;

(

c

) the area chief

executive of an Area Health Board.

...

SCHEDULE

THREE

Transfer of Functions

and References to Functional Areas

Section 59 and 67.

...

64.

Civil Registration Act 2004

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Presumption of paternity in respect of persons identified as such in register maintained

under Act prescribed (14.06.1988) by

Status of Children Act 1987

(26/1987), s. 46(3), commenced as per s. 1(2)(b), as amended (18.01.2016) by

Children and Family Relationships Act 2015

(9/2015), s. 88(c), S.I. No. 12 of 2016.

Section

1.

Short title and commencement.

2.

Interpretation.

2A.

Prohibited degrees of relationship.

2B.

No impediment where subsisting civil partnership with each other.

3.

Regulations.

4.

Repeals.

5.

Transitional provisions.

6.

Expenses of Minister and Minister for Finance.

PART 2

Administration

7.

Ard-Chláraitheoir.

8.

Functions of Ard-Chláraitheoir.

8A.

Performance of functions of registrar and Superintendent Registrar by staff of Ard-Chláraitheoir in certain exceptional circumstances.

9.

Ard-Chláraitheoir Cúnta.

10.

Staff of Ard-Chláraitheoir.

11.

Annual report.

12.

Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora.

13.

Registers.

14.

Schemes.

15.

Local registration authorities.

16.

Financial provisions relating to authorities.

17.

Staff of authorities.

PART 3

Registration of Births and Stillbirths

18.

“the register” (

Part 3

).

19.

Provision of particulars, and registration, of births.

19A.

Special provisions in relation to registration of birth of donor-conceived child.

19B.

Alleviation of requirement on certain persons to appear in person under Part 3 of

Act of 2004.

20.

Births occurring more than 12 months before registration.

21.

Duty to notify registrar of abandoned new-born children.

22.

Registration of father where parents not married.

23.

Re-registration of birth to include name of father.

23A.

Re-registration on foot of court order.

23B.

Re-registration of birth of donor-conceived child on foot of court order.

24.

Re-registration of births of legitimated persons.

25.

Registration, or alteration, of forename of child.

25A.

Failure to agree surname and subsequent registration of surname.

26.

Registration of births outside State of children of Irish citizens domiciled in State.

27.

Recording and registration of certain other births occurring outside State.

27A.

Registrar may take and receive statutory declaration under Guardianship of Infants

Act 1964.

28.

Registration of stillbirths.

29.

Registration of stillbirths that occurred before 31 December 1994.

30.

Duty to notify Ard-Chláraitheoir of births and stillbirths.

PART 3A

Register of Gender Recognition

30A.

Definitions (

Part 3A

).

30B.

Entry in Register.

30C.

Index to register and privacy.

30D.

Separate index of connections between register of gender recognition and register

of births.

30E.

Cancellation or amendment of entry in register.

PART 3B

Registration under

Part 3B

30F.

Definitions (

Part 3B

).

30G.

An

tArd-Chláraitheoir

may receive and request certain information

concerning affected persons

30H.

Correction, cancellation or registration of entries in register of

births

30I.

Register

under

Part 3B

30J.

Index to

register and privacy (

Part 3B

)

30K.

Separate

index of connections between register and register of births

30L.

Regulations (

Part 3B

)

PART 3C

Record of Stillbirths

30M.

Record of stillbirths.

PART 3C

Registration of Parental Orders for Surrogacy

30M.

Definitions (

Part 3C

).

30N.

Application of Part.

30O.

Entries

in register on foot of parental order.

30P.

Other

entries in register.

30Q.

Who

may obtain copies of entries in register.

30R.

Separate

index of connections between register and register of births

30S.

Certified copy of entry in register as evidence of facts stated.

30T.

Privacy of surrogacy records.

PART 4

Registration of Adoptions

31.

Definitions (

Part 4

).

(Repealed)

32.

Registration of adoptions.

(Repealed)

33.

Registration of foreign adoptions.

(Repealed)

34.

Directions of High Court in relation to entries in register in respect

of foreign adoptions.

(Repealed)

35.

Privacy

of adoption records.

(Repealed)

PART 5

Registration of Deaths

36.

“the register” (

Part 5

).

37.

Provision of particulars, and registration, of deaths.

37A.

Alleviation of requirement on certain persons to appear in person under Part 5 of

Act of 2004.

38.

Registration of deaths occurring outside State of Irish citizens domiciled in State.

39.

Recording and registration of certain other deaths occurring outside State.

40.

Registration after more than 12 months from death.

41.

Furnishing of particulars of death by a coroner to registrar.

42.

Certificate of cause of death.

42A.

Notification of early neonatal deaths.

43.

Place of death.

44.

Power of coroner to authorise disposal of bodies.

PART 5A

Death Abroad

44A.

Application of Part.

44B.

Record of deaths abroad.

44C.

Provision of information.

44D.

Certificate of entry on the record of deaths abroad.

44E.

Amendment of entry on the record of deaths abroad.

PART 5B

Registration of Presumed Deaths

44F.

Interpretation.

44G.

Application of Part.

44H.

Furnishing of particulars of presumed death by a court to registrar.

PART 6

Amendment of Law Relating to Marriages

45.

Definitions (

Part 6

).

45A.

Secular body.

46.

Notification of marriages.

47.

Exemption of certain marriages from

section 46(1)(a)(i)

.

48.

Marriage registration form.

49.

Registration of marriages.

50.

Non-receipt of marriage registration form by registrar.

51.

Solemnisation of marriages.

52.

Places and times for the solemnisation of marriages.

53.

Register of Solemnisers.

54.

Application by bodies for registration of persons.

55.

Cancellation of registration.

56.

Appeals against refusals or cancellations of registration.

57.

Temporary authorisation to solemnise marriage.

58.

Objections.

58A.

Marriage ceremonies performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions.

PART 7

Registration of Decrees of Divorce and Decrees of Nullity

59.

Registration of decrees of divorce and decrees of nullity.

PART 7A

Registration of Civil Partnerships

59A.

Definitions (Part 7A).

59B.

Notification of civil partnerships.

(Repealed)

59C.

Civil partnership registration form.

59D.

Civil partnership registration.

59E.

Places

and times for registration of civil partnerships.

(Repealed)

59F.

Objections.

(Repealed)

59G.

Where

interpretation required.

(Repealed)

59H.

Effect

of registration.

(Repealed)

59I.

Effect

of this Part.

(Repealed)

59IA.

Civil Partnership ceremonies performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions.

PART 7B

Registration of Decrees of Dissolution of Civil Partnership and Decrees of Nullity

of Civil Partnership

59J.

Registration of decrees of dissolution and decrees of nullity of civil partnership.

PART 7C

Dissolution and Transitional

59K.

Registration of dissolution of civil partnership on marriage.

59L.

Transitional provisions consequent on Marriage Act 2015.

PART 8

General

60.

Appeals.

61.

Searches.

62.

Search of register of stillbirths.

63.

Correction of errors at request of persons having an interest.

64.

Corrections or cancellations of entries at request of Ard-Chláraitheoir or a registrar.

65.

Enquiries by Ard-Chláraitheoir.

66.

Power of Ard-Chláraitheoir to give information to others.

67.

Fees.

67A.

Payments to certain registrars.

68.

Evidence of births, stillbirths and deaths.

68A.

Construction of references to provision of required particulars.

69.

Offences.

70.

Penalties.

71.

Prosecution of offences.

72.

Service etc., of documents.

73.

Vital statistics.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Particulars to be Entered in Registers

PART 1

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Births

PART 2

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Stillbirths

PART 2A

Particulars to be entered in Register of Gender Recognition

PART 2B

Particulars to be entered in Register of Gender Recognition

PART 3

Particulars of Adoptions within the State to be Entered in Register of Adoptions

PART 4

Particulars of Foreign Adoptions to be Entered in Register of Adoptions

PART 5

Particulars of Deaths to be Entered in Register of Deaths

PART 5B

Particulars of Presumed Deaths to be Entered in the Register of Presumed Deaths

PART 6

Particulars of Decrees of Divorce to be Entered in Register of Decrees of Divorce

PART 6A

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Dissolutions

PART 7

Particulars of Decrees of Nullity of Marriage to be Entered in Register of Decrees

of Nullity of marriage

PART 7A

Particulars to be Entered in Register of Decrees of Nullity of Civil Partnership

SECOND SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

THIRD SCHEDULE

Prohibited Degrees of Relationship