THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1969

ACT NO. 18 OF 1969 · Enacted [31st May, 1969.] · 32 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions and interpretation.

REGISTRATION ESTABLISHMENT

Section 3.Registrar-General, India.

Section 4.Chief Registrar.

Section 5.Registration divisions.

Section 6.District Registrar.

Section 7.Registrars.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS

Section 8.Persons required to register births and deaths.

Section 9.Special provisions regarding births and deaths in a plantation.

Section 10.Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death.

Section 11.Informant to sign the register.

Section 12.Extracts of registration entries to be given to informant.

Section 13.Delayed registration of births and deaths.

Section 14.Registration of name of child.

Section 15.Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths.

MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS AND STATISTICS

Section 16.Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form.

Section 17.Search of births and deaths register.

Section 18.Inspection of registration offices.

Section 19.Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 20.Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India.

Section 21.Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or death.

Section 22.Powers to give directions.

Section 23.Penalties.

Section 24.Power to compound offences.

Section 25.Sanction for prosecution.

Section 26.Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servants.

Section 27.Delegation of powers.

Section 28.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 29.Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 1886.

Section 30.Power to make rules.

Section 31.Repeal and saving.

Section 32.Power to remove difficulty.