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The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

Central

An Act to provide for the regulation of registration of births and deaths and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
18 of 1969
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Home
Enacted
31 May 1969

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33 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions and interpretation.
  3. Section 3Registrar General of India.
  4. Section 4Chief Registrar.
  5. Section 5Registration divisions.
  6. Section 6District Registrar.
  7. Section 7Registrars.
  8. Section 8Persons required to register births and deaths.
  9. Section 9Special provisions regarding births and deaths in a plantation.
  10. Section 10Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death.
  11. Section 11Informant to sign the register.
  12. Section 12Certificate of registration of births or deaths
  13. Section 13Delayed registration of births and deaths.
  14. Section 14Registration of name of child.
  15. Section 15Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths.
  16. Section 16Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form.
  17. Section 17Search of births and deaths register
  18. Section 18Inspection of registration offices
  19. Section 19Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation.
  20. Section 20Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India.
  21. Section 21Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or death
  22. Section 22Powers to give directions.
  23. Section 23Penalties.
  24. Section 24Power to compound offences.
  25. Section 25Sanction for prosecution.
  26. Section 25AAppeal.
  27. Section 26Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servants
  28. Section 27Delegation of powers.
  29. Section 28Protection of action taken in good faith.
  30. Section 29Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 1886
  31. Section 30Power to make rules.
  32. Section 31Repeal and saving.
  33. Section 32Power to remove difficulty.