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Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships in 2015: Statement

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A decision made 19 December 2016:

Ministerial decision reference   : MD-HA-2016-0077

Decision summary title: Registration of births, deaths, marriage, civil partnerships: Annual Statement 2015

Decision summary author

Superintendent Registrar

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title:  Registration of births, deaths, marriage, civil partnerships: Annual Statement 2015

Report author or name of

person giving report

Superintendent Registrar

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

The Assistant Minister, who has delegated responsibility for the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law, 2001 and the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012, approved the 2016 Annual Statement in accordance with the following Articles:

 

Article 75 of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law, 2001:

“The Minister shall, each year, report to the States the number of births, stillbirths, marriages and deaths registered, in the preceding year, pursuant to this Law.”

 

Article 26 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

NIL

Action required

The Director of Social Policy to request the Greffier to arrange for the 2015 Statement to be presented to the States as a Report.

Signature

 

Position

 

 

 

Date signed

 

Effective date of the decision

 

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