There is a legal obligation to register Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships.
Births
You must register a baby’s birth within forty two days (6 weeks) of the date of birth. This process acts as proof of birth and is required for various purposes, e.g. to claim child benefit; register your baby with a doctor or obtain a passport and so forth. Births can be registered by completing the Birth Registration Form and bringing it into any District Registrar's Office.
Deaths
A death should be registered as soon as possible to allow funeral arrangements to go ahead but no later than five days from the date of occurrence except where the matter has been referred to the Coroner. Deaths can be registered by completing the Death Registration Form and bringing it into any District Registrar's Office.
We appreciate this can be a very difficult time for family members. To avoid any further distress, please contact us and one of the team will deal with your enquiry and make the process as straightforward as possible.
Marriage Procedures
The process of recording a marriage will vary depending on whether you have decided to have a religious or civil ceremony. If you are planning a civil ceremony, you should contact the Registrar within the district your marriage is to occur, to ensure their availability and check that the proposed venue is an approved location for ceremonies. A provisional booking can be taken 2 years in advance. If you are having a religious ceremony, contact the Officiant who is to take the service, before completing TWO SETS of the notice of marriage form. Notice of Marriage Application Form & Additional Information required for Marriage Notice. Then give notice forms, supporting documentation & fee to the Registrar within the twelve month period before the date of marriage and no less than 10 weeks.
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Civil Partnership Procedures When you have choosen a date for your ceremony you should contact the Registrar for the district where your ceremony is to occur to ensure their availability and check that the proposed venue is an approved location. Then give 2 sets of notice forms, supporting documentation & fee to the Registrar within the twelve month period before the date of partnership and no less than 10 weeks. Notice of Civil Partnership Application Form & Additional Infomation for Civil Partnerships
In both religious and civil marriage or civil partnership ceremonies it is necessary to have two individuals, aged sixteen or over, to be present at the marriage to act as witnesses.
FEES are payable at time of giving notice.
CERTIFIED COPIES OF BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE & CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ENTRIES. These certificates can be obtained from the General Register Office, Belfast www.nidrect.gov.uk or Telephone 028 9151 3101. Alternatively from 1997 any District Registrar's Office have Birth and Death entries, from 2004 Marriage entries, from 2005 Civil Partnership entries. The current fee for a full certificate is £14.00. Please note if any amendments have been made to an entry then only the General Register Office can issue these certificates.
