LawgistThe Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
25Searches and copies of entries in register books
(1) Every Registrar of Births and Deaths shall, on payment of the prescribed fees, at all reasonable times, allow searches to be made in the register books kept by him, and give a copy of any entry in the same.
(2) Every copy of an entry in a register book given under this section shall be certified by the Registrar of Births and Deaths, and shall be admissible in evidence for the purpose of proving the birth or death to which the entry relates.
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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
