Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Act 1837

 
This interesting little book has been faithfully reproduced in facsimilie.
The Act for Suspending the Operation of Two Acts passed in the last session for Registering Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England and for Marriages in England
and
The Act for Explaining and Amending the said Two Acts
London 1837
It had been the intention to start Civil Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages on the 1st March 1837, however, the earlier act was subject to much questioning and suggested amendments. It was, therefore, suspended by an Act passed on 24th February 1837, and this new Act was passed on 30th June, and implemented the following day, 1st July 1837.
This book explains the duties of the Registrar, showing how the system works, for instance, how many copies of a certificate should be made and what happens to those copies.