Diocesan record office
1. Provision of diocesan record office
2.Custody etc. of records held in diocesan record office
Diocesan records
3. Meaning of "diocesan record"
4. Deposit of diocesan records in diocesan record office
5. Care etc. of diocesan records
6. Order for deposit of records in diocesan record office
7. Return of diocesan records deposited in diocesan record office
Parochial registers and records
8. Custody of registers in parochial custody
9. Inspection of registers and records in parochial custody
10. Closure of old registers
11. Deposit of registers, etc. in diocesan record office
12. Care, etc. of registers and records in parochial custody
13. Order for deposit of registers etc. in diocesan record office
14. Faculty not required for deposit of registers, etc. in diocesan record office
15. Return to parochial custody of registers, etc. deposited in diocesan record office
Registration of baptisms and burials
16. Provision of registers of baptisms and burials
17. Registration of baptisms
18. Registration of burials
19. Corrections of errors in register of baptisms or burials
20. Application of ss.16-19 to certain institutions
Exhibitions, research etc.
21. Making certain registers etc. in record office available for exhibition or research
22. Making registers etc. in parochial custody available for certain purposes
23. Provisions supplemental to ss.21 and 22
Miscellaneous and supplemental
24. Access to registers and records
25. Disposal of registers etc. on dissolution of parish, etc.
26. Searches of certain registers
27. Recovery of registers from unauthorised persons
28. Special provisions as to marriage registers
29. Service of notices and orders
30. Orders, regulations etc.
31. Interpretation
32. Transitional provision, amendments and repeals
33. Short title and commencement
Schedule 1 Bodies and persons whose records are diocesan records
Schedule 2 Order for deposit of records in record office
Schedule 3 Enactments repealed

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