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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
An Act to provide for the voluntary Registration of certain Births and Deaths, for the establishment of General Registry Offices for keeping Registers of certain Births, Deaths and Marriages, and for certain other purposes.
| Act Id | 188606 |
| Act Number | 06 |
| Enactment Date | 1886-03-08 |
| Act Year | 1886 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Enforcement Date | 01-10-1888 |
- PRELIMINARY
- GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICES OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
- A.—Application of this Chapter
- B.—Registration Establishment
- 12 Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories
- 13 [Omitted.]
- 14 Registrar to be deemed a public servant
- 15 [Repealed.]
- 16 Office and attendance of Registrar
- 17 Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office
- 18 Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided for
- C.—Mode of registration
- 19 Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is give
- 20 Persons authorised to give notice of birth
- 21 Persons authorised to give notice of death
- 22 Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving notice
- 23 Grant of certificate of registration of birth or death
- 24 Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar General
- 25 Searches and copies of entries in register books
- 26 Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deaths
- D.—Penalty for False Information
- E.—Correction of Errors
- AMENDMENT OF MARRIAGE ACTS
- SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN EXISTING REGISTERS
- 32 Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General
- 33 Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers
- 34 Duties of Commissioners
- 35 Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries
- 35A Constitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter
- RULES
