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6/1886 - The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 ▶

Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

Year: 1886

Enactment Date: 1886-03-08

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

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15	[Repealed.].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29	[Repealed.].
30	[Repealed.].
31	[Repealed.].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37	[Repealed.].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