6.1(1)Where an application for the change of registered name is made for the purpose of protecting the personal safety of the person, the Attorney General may direct the Registrar General to dispense with the requirements under paragraph 4(5)(a) or (c) or subsection 5(3), as the case may be, and the Registrar General shall dispense with the requirements with respect to that application.

6.1(2)Where the Registrar General receives a direction under subsection (1) in respect of an application made under section 5, subsections 5(7) and (8) do not apply with respect to the application and the Registrar General may proceed with the application.

6.1(3)Where an application for a change of registered name has been granted after a direction from the Attorney General under subsection (1), the Registrar General is exempted from the requirements of subsections 9(5) and (7).

6.1(4)Where a person is granted an application for a change of the registered name of a child under section 5 and the Attorney General has made a direction under subsection (1) in respect of that application, section 6 does not apply with respect to the choice of the proposed surname of the child.

6.1(1)Where an application for the change of registered name is made for the purpose of protecting the personal safety of the person, the Attorney General may direct the Registrar General to dispense with the requirements under paragraph 4(5)(a) or (c) or subsection 5(3), as the case may be, and the Registrar General shall dispense with the requirements with respect to that application.

6.1(2)Where the Registrar General receives a direction under subsection (1) in respect of an application made under section 5, subsections 5(7) and (8) do not apply with respect to the application and the Registrar General may proceed with the application.

6.1(3)Where an application for a change of registered name has been granted after a direction from the Attorney General under subsection (1), the Registrar General is exempted from the requirements of subsections 9(5) and (7).

6.1(4)Where a person is granted an application for a change of the registered name of a child under section 5 and the Attorney General has made a direction under subsection (1) in respect of that application, section 6 does not apply with respect to the choice of the proposed surname of the child.