Lawgist2Definitions and interpretation
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "birth" means live-birth or still-birth;
(b) "death" means the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live-birth has taken place;
(c) "foetal death" means absence of all evidence of life prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception irrespective of the duration of pregnancy;
(d) "live-birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or show any other evidence of life, and each product of such birth is considered live-born;
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator thereof;
(g) "still-birth" means foetal death where a product of conception has attained at least the prescribed period of gestation.
(2) Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in any area shall, in relation to that area, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions and interpretation
- 3 Registrar-General, India
- 4 Chief Registrar
- 5 Registration divisions
- 6 District Registrar
- 7 Registrars
- 8 Persons required to register births and deaths
- 9 Special provisions regarding births and deaths in a plantation
- 10 Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death
- 11 Informant to sign the register
- 12 Extracts of registration entries to be given to informant
- 13 Delayed registration of births and deaths
- 14 Registration of name of child
- 15 Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths
- 16 Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form
- 17 Search of births and deaths registe
- 18 Inspection of registration office
- 19 Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation
- 20 Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India
- 21 Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or deat
- 22 Powers to give directions
- 23 Penalties
- 24 Power to compound offences
- 25 Sanction for prosecution
- 26 Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servant
- 27 Delegation of powers
- 28 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 29 Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 188
- 30 Power to make rules
- 31 Repeal and saving
- 32 Power to remove difficulty
