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THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1969 · MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS AND STATISTICS

Section 16 — Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form

(1)Every Registrar shall keep in the prescribed form a register of births and deaths for the registration area or any part thereof in relation to which he exercises jurisdiction.
(2)The Chief Registrar shall cause to be printed and supplied a sufficient number of register books for making entries of births and deaths according to such forms and instructions as may, from time to time, be prescribed; and a copy of such forms in the local language shall be posted in some conspicuous place on or near the outer door of the office of every Registrar.