Correction to Birth, Death and Marriage Registration Fees
Corrected typographical errors and legal citations in the 2026 registration fee regulations.
This document issues technical corrections to the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
It modifies specific typographical errors in the text of the regulations and provides a more accurate legal citation for the insertion of Section 38A by the Immigration Act 2016.
These changes ensure that the instructions for updating registration fees in England and Wales are grammatically correct and legally precise.
Arguments For
The document aims to ensure the accuracy of the statute book by rectifying typographical and citation errors found in the original instrument.
Proponents of such corrections argue that precise legal citations, such as the specific subsection of the Immigration Act 2016, are necessary for legal certainty and proper cross-referencing.
The correction of the phrase 'for both places' to 'in both places' ensures the grammatical clarity of the instructions for amending the primary fee schedule.
Arguments Against
Legal practitioners may note that errors in original statutory instruments, even if corrected, can cause brief periods of confusion during the implementation of new fee structures.
Some may argue that the need for a correction slip indicates a lack of sufficient proofreading during the initial drafting of the 2026 Regulations.
Page 1, regulation 2(3)(b): 'for both places it occurs' should read 'in both places it occurs';
This change replaces the word 'for' with 'in' within a specific instruction regarding fee amendments.
This ensures the regulation's directions to clerks and registration officers are phrased correctly.
Page 1, footnote (a): 'Section 38A inserted by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), section 94(a)' should read 'Section 38A was inserted by the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), section 94(1)'.
This corrects a citation in the footnotes of the instrument.
It clarifies that Section 38A of the relevant Act was introduced by section 94(1) of the Immigration Act 2016, rather than section 94(a).
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