THE BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT, 1886

ACT NO. 6 OF 1886 · Enacted [8th March, 1886.] · 38 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and commencement.

Section 2.Extent.

Section 3.Definitions.

Section 4.Saving of local laws.

Section 5.Powers exercisable from time to time.

GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICES OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

Section 6.Establishment of general registry offices and appointment of Registrars General.

Section 7.Indexes to be kept at general registry office.

Section 8.Indexes to be open to inspection.

Section 9.Copies of entries to be admissible in evidence.

Section 10.Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar General.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS — A.—Application of this Chapter

Section 11.Persons whose births and deaths are registrable.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS — B.—Registration Establishment

Section 12.Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories.

Section 13.[Omitted.].

Section 14.Registrar to be deemed a public servant.

Section 15.[Repealed.].

Section 16.Office and attendance of Registrar.

Section 17.Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.

Section 18.Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided for.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS — C.—Mode of registration

Section 19.Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is given.

Section 20.Persons authorised to give notice of birth.

Section 21.Persons authorised to give notice of death.

Section 22.Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving notice.

Section 23.Grant of certificate of registration of birth or death.

Section 24.Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar General.

Section 25.Searches and copies of entries in register books.

Section 26.Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deaths.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS — D.—Penalty for False Information

Section 27.Penalty for willfully giving false information.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS — E.—Correction of Errors

Section 28.Correction of entry in register of births or deaths.

AMENDMENT OF MARRIAGE ACTS

Section 29.[Repealed.].

Section 30.[Repealed.].

Section 31.[Repealed.].

SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN EXISTING REGISTERS

Section 32.Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General.

Section 33.Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers.

Section 34.Duties of Commissioners.

Section 35.Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries.

Section 35A.Constitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter.

RULES

Section 36.Rules.

Section 37.[Repealed.].