2011 census form peek

[Cell]

  In any case, under English law, you can call yourself what you like, as long as you don't do it for the purposes of deception.

Explain to me what exactly is English law[/u][?  Under English law?
for goodness sake !   This is a  too common occurrence here .

Kind regards

[stanmapstone]

It should be Under English common law, a person may take a new surname, perfectly legally, without drawing up any formal record, provided that such action is not undertaken for the purpose of fraud of avoidance of obligation, etc. 

Stan

[Cell]

It should be Under English common law, a person may take a new surname, perfectly legally, without drawing up any formal record, provided that such action is not undertaken for the purpose of fraud of avoidance of obligation, etc. 

Stan

 Since  the act of 1967, It is referred to the Laws of England and Wales (nice copy and paste by the way  I always put a link under anything I have copied word to word to direct the reader to that piece, so not for them to think it is my own work/writings and they can investigate further)

Kind regards
 

[stanmapstone]

Thanks for your comment. Sorry to have done that  I did not copy the whole of my original post which is
Under English common law, a person may take a new surname, perfectly legally, without drawing up any formal record, provided that such action is not undertaken for the purpose of fraud of avoidance of obligation, etc. So for people over over 16 years of age in England there is only one way to legally change your name and that is by using a new name. Deed Poll has never been required It always was, and still is, perfectly legal just to change one's name and notify all interested parties, provided there is no intent to defraud or other criminal intent . Deed Poll was usually used by those who considered  possible inheritance difficulties in the future, so was more often used by the wealthier members of society. A notification in the local paper was sometimes used, and for every person who went to the trouble and expense of deed poll, there were numerous others who simply adopted a new name without formality. From 1914, all deeds poll enrolled in the Supreme Court had first to be advertised in the London Gazette
See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=176
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,509013.msg3654568.html#msg3654568

Stan

[stanmapstone]

 Since  the act of 1967, It is referred to the Laws of England and Wales (nice copy and paste by the way  I always put a link under anything I have copied word to word to direct the reader to that piece, so not for them to think it is my own work/writings and they can investigate further)

Kind regards
 

Which 1967 Act? Can you give a Link just to have a look at.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

From "The Oxford Dictionary of Law" Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198607563
" A natural person (i.e. a human being) may change his or her surname simply by using a different name with sufficient consistency to become generally known by that name."


Stan

[Nick29]

I said "English Law" because I wasn't sure what the situation was in Scotland & Wales 

Someone is getting a little picky here, aren't they ? 

[ScouseBoy]

I said "English Law" because I wasn't sure what the situation was in Scotland & Wales 

Someone is getting a little picky here, aren't they ? 

Mostly England and Wales have one legal system applicable to both countries.

[stanmapstone]

I said "English Law" because I wasn't sure what the situation was in Scotland & Wales 

Someone is getting a little picky here, aren't they ? 

England and Wales have one legal system, and Scotland and Northern Ireland their own. The 1836 registration act is titled "An Act for Registering Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England" not "England and Wales" although it applies to Wales. Scotland did not have a Registration Act until 1854.

Stan