Future-law annotation removed as section 6.1 has now come into force

Plain-language summary · AI-assisted · not legal advice

The regulation previously contained an editor's note flagging that section 6.1 would come into force on a future date. That note has been removed because the provision is now in effect and forms part of the live regulation text. Section 6.1 itself remains unchanged: it sets out an exception to the usual identity-verification rules when the Ministry of the Solicitor General advises the Registrar General that it cannot determine whether an applicant is a person described in the relevant subsection of the Change of Name Act. Anyone involved in change-of-name applications — particularly those touching on the identity-verification process — should be aware that this exception is now operative law, not a pending amendment.

Who this affects: applicants seeking a legal change of name · Registrar General staff · Ministry of the Solicitor General personnel · legal counsel advising on name-change applications