LawgistThe Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
26Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deaths
Notwithstanding anything in section 19, the 1 [State Government] may make rules2 authorising Registrars of Births and Deaths, on conditions and in circumstances to be specified in the rules, to register births and deaths occurring outside the local areas or classes for which they are appointed.
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1. Subs. by Act 9 of 1911, s. 3 for "G.G. in C.".
2. For rules made under section 26 conjointly with sections 28 and 36, see Gazette of India, 1888, Part. I, p. 336, and different local Rules and Orders. All rules made by the G.G. in C. under this Act, before 1911, shall be deemed to have been made by the State Governments, see section 6 of Act 9 of 1911.
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
