Lawgist31Repeal and saving
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 29, as from the coming into force of this Act in any State or part thereof, so much of any law in force therein as relates to the matters covered by this Act shall stand repealed in such State or part, as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken (including any instruction or direction issued, any regulation or rule or order made) under any such law shall, in so far as such thing or action is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the provisions aforesaid, as if they were in force when such thing was done or such action was taken, and shall continue in force accordingly until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
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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
