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the name of a person acknowledging himself to be the father of the legitimated person has been entered in the register in pursuance of section 13 of this Act; or

the paternity of the legitimated person has been established by a maintenance order made under the Married Women and

Children (Maintenance) Act 1950 [Act 263], or otherwise by a decree of a Court of competent jurisdiction, the Registrar-General shall not authorize re-registration unless information with a view to obtaining the same is furnished by both parents.

Where the Registrar-General believes any person to have become a legitimated person within the meaning of the Legitimacy Act 1961 on the marriage of his parents, and the parents or either of them fail to furnish within a period of three months from the date of the marriage such information, if any, as may be necessary to enable the

Registrar-General to authorize the re-registration of that person’s birth, the Registrar-General may at any time after the expiration of the said period by notice under his hand require the parents or either of them to give him such information concerning the matter as he may consider necessary, verified in such manner as he may direct, and for that purpose to attend personally either at a Registrar’s office or at any other place appointed by him within such time, not being less than seven days after the receipt of the notice, as may be specified therein.

No fee for re-registration under this section shall be charged if the necessary information for the purpose is furnished before the expiration of the said period of three months; but in any other case there shall be charged in respect of the re-registration such fees as may be prescribed.

This section shall apply with such modifications as may be prescribed in relation to births at sea or on board an aircraft.

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