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The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

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An Act to provide for the voluntary Registration of certain Births and Deaths, for the establishment of General Registry Offices for keeping Registers of certain Births, Deaths and Marriages, and for certain other purposes.

Act number
6 of 1886
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Home
Enacted
8 Mar 1886
In force from
1 Oct 1888

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38 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Extent.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Saving of local laws.
  5. Section 5Powers exercisable from time to time
  6. Section 6Establishment of general registry offices and appointment of Registrars General.
  7. Section 7Indexes to be kept at general registry office.
  8. Section 8Indexes to be open to inspection.
  9. Section 9Copies of entries to be admissible in evidence.
  10. Section 10Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar General.
  11. Section 11Persons whose births and deaths are registrable.
  12. Section 12Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories.
  13. Section 13[Omitted.].
  14. Section 14Registrar to be deemed a public servant.
  15. Section 15[Repealed.].
  16. Section 16Office and attendance of Registrar.
  17. Section 17Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.
  18. Section 18Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided for.
  19. Section 19Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is given
  20. Section 20Persons authorised to give notice of birth.
  21. Section 21Persons authorised to give notice of death.
  22. Section 22Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving notice.
  23. Section 23Grant of certificate of registration of birth or death.
  24. Section 24Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar General.
  25. Section 25Searches and copies of entries in register books.
  26. Section 26Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deaths.
  27. Section 27Penalty for willfully giving false information
  28. Section 28Correction of entry in register of births or deaths.
  29. Section 29[Repealed.].
  30. Section 30[Repealed.].
  31. Section 31[Repealed.].
  32. Section 32Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General.
  33. Section 33Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers.
  34. Section 34Duties of Commissioners.
  35. Section 35Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries.
  36. Section 35AConstitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter.
  37. Section 36Rules.
  38. Section 37[Repealed.].