The 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.1886
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICES OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
A.—Application of this Chapter
B.—Registration Establishment
C.—Mode of registration
D.—Penalty for False Information
E.—Correction of Errors
AMENDMENT OF MARRIAGE ACTS
SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN EXISTING REGISTERS
RULES
PRELIMINARY
GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICES OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
A.—Application of this Chapter
B.—Registration Establishment
12Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories13[Omitted.]14Registrar to be deemed a public servant15[Repealed.]16Office and attendance of Registrar17Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office18Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided forC.—Mode of registration
19Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is give20Persons authorised to give notice of birth21Persons authorised to give notice of death22Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving notice23Grant of certificate of registration of birth or death24Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar General25Searches and copies of entries in register books26Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deathsD.—Penalty for False Information
E.—Correction of Errors
AMENDMENT OF MARRIAGE ACTS
SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN EXISTING REGISTERS
32Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General33Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers34Duties of Commissioners35Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries35AConstitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this ChapterRULES