Births, Deaths, Stillbirths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships in 2018: Statement

Information about the publication of Ministerial Decisions

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A decision made 7 March 2019:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2019-0021
Decision Summary Title :	Registration of births, deaths, stillbirths, marriages, conversions to marriage and civil partnerships: Annual Statement for 2018		Date of Decision Summary:	6 March 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Registration of births, deaths, stillbirths, marriages, conversions to marriage and civil partnerships: Annual Statement for 2018		Date of Written Report:	6 March 2019
Written Report Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Registration of births, deaths, stillbirths, marriage, conversion to marriage and civil partnerships: Annual Statement for 2018
Decision(s) and reason for decision(s): The Minister for Home Affairs, who has responsibility for the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 and the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012, approved the 2018 Annual Statement according to the following Articles: Article 75(1) of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001: “The Minister shall, each year, report to the States the number of births, stillbirths, marriages, including marriages by conversion and deaths registered in the preceding year, pursuant to this Law.” Article 26(1) of the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012: “The Minister shall, each year, report to the States the number of civil partnerships registered, in the preceding year, pursuant to this Law.”
Resource Implications: None
Action required: The Superintendent Registrar to request the Greffier to arrange for the 2018 Statement to be presented to the States as a Report.

Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):