LawgistThe Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
20Persons authorised to give notice of birth
Any of the following persons may give notice of a birth, namely:—
(a) the father or mother of the child;
(b) any person present at the birth;
(c) any person occupying, at the time of the birth, any part of the house wherein the child was born and having knowledge of the child having been born in the house;
(d) any medical practitioner in attendance after the birth and having personal knowledge of birth occurred;
(e) any person having charge of the child.
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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
