Act 6 of 1886

The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

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.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Home
  • Enacted 1886-03-08
  • 38 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and commencement.Read
2 Extent.Read
3 Definitions.Read
4 Saving of local laws.Read
5 Powers exercisable from time to timeRead
6 Establishment of general registry offices and appointment of Registrars General.Read
7 Indexes to be kept at general registry office.Read
8 Indexes to be open to inspection.Read
9 Copies of entries to be admissible in evidence.Read
10 Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar General.Read
11 Persons whose births and deaths are registrable.Read
12 Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories.Read
13 [Omitted.].Read
14 Registrar to be deemed a public servant.Read
15 [Repealed.].Read
16 Office and attendance of Registrar.Read
17 Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.Read
18 Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided for.Read
19 Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is givenRead
20 Persons authorised to give notice of birth.Read
21 Persons authorised to give notice of death.Read
22 Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving notice.Read
23 Grant of certificate of registration of birth or death.Read
24 Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar General.Read
25 Searches and copies of entries in register books.Read
26 Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deaths.Read
27 Penalty for willfully giving false informationRead
28 Correction of entry in register of births or deaths.Read
29 [Repealed.].Read
30 [Repealed.].Read
31 [Repealed.].Read
32 Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General.Read
33 Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers.Read
34 Duties of Commissioners.Read
35 Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries.Read
35A Constitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter.Read
36 Rules.Read
37 [Repealed.].Read
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