The Registration of Births and Deaths Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of registration of births and deaths and for matters connected therewith.1969
List of Chapters & Sections
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1Short title, extent and commencement2Definitions and interpretation3Registrar-General, India4Chief Registrar5Registration divisions6District Registrar7Registrars8Persons required to register births and deaths9Special provisions regarding births and deaths in a plantation10Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death11Informant to sign the register12Extracts of registration entries to be given to informant13Delayed registration of births and deaths14Registration of name of child15Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths16Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form17Search of births and deaths registe18Inspection of registration office19Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation20Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India21Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or deat22Powers to give directions23Penalties24Power to compound offences25Sanction for prosecution26Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servant27Delegation of powers28Protection of action taken in good faith29Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 18830Power to make rules31Repeal and saving32Power to remove difficulty