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Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception irrespectiveof the duration of pregnancy; (d) "live-birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, and each product of such birth is considered live-born; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator thereof; (g) "still-birth" means foetal death where a product of conception has attained at least the prescribed period of gestation. (2) Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in any area shall, in relation to that area, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.

Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Section 2

Title: Definitions and Interpretation

State: Central

Year: 1969

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "birth" means live-birth or still-birth; (b) "death" means the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live-birth has taken place; (c) "foetal death" means absence of all evidence of life prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception irrespectiveof the duration of pregnancy; (d) "live-birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, and each product of such birth is considered live-born; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator thereof; (g) "still-birth" means foetal death where a product of conception has attained at least the prescribed period of gestation. (2) Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in any area shall, in relation to that area, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.

Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....and West Bengal have separate legislation in regard lo registration of births and deaths, while others have enabling provisions in the Municipal Act, Panchayat Act. Chowkidai " Manual or Land Revenue Manual so that the matter is governed by executive orders or bye-laws setting out legal registra- tion procedure. Such situation by its very nature, leads to diversity in practices and inefficiency of performance. Various national committees and experts, who gave attention to the problem, have strongly recommended the need for a Central Legislation to regulate registration of births and deaths in the country. 2. The Central Government needs adequate and accurate countrywide registration data for purposes of national planning, organising public health and medical activities and developing family planning programmes. Population is one of the most dynamic factors in the present economy of the country but it is here that information on trends furnished by the registration data is very defective and unreliable. The national interest requires an acceptable level of performance by the States and technical uniformity of the methods and standards used in the collection and compilation of.....

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 Chapter III

Title: Registration of Births and Deaths

State: Central

Year: 1886

.....the members of every race, sect or tribe to which the Indian Succession Act, 1865 (10 of 1865)2 applies, and in respect of which an order under section 332 of that Act is not for the time being in force, and all persons professing the Christian religion; 3[***] (2) But the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, may 4[***] extend the operation of this Chapter to any other class of persons either generally or in any local area. __________________________________ 1. Substitution by the A.O. (No. 2) 1956, for "a Part A State or a Part C State". 2. See now the Indian Succesion Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), section 3. 3. Clause (b) rep. by the A.O. 1950. 4. The words "with the previous approval of the G.G. in C" were omitted by the Act 38 of 1920, sec. 2 and Sch. I. Section 12 to 18 - B.--Registration Establishment Section 12 - Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories The State Government may appoint, either by name or by virtue of their office, so many persons as it thinks necessary to be Registrars of Births and Deaths for such local areas within the territories under its.....

Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Chapter III

Title: Registration of Births and Deaths

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....elsewhere: Provided that any person who finds such child or dead body, or in whose charge such child or dead body may be placed, shall notify such fact to the headman or officer aforesaid; (f) in any other place, such person as may be prescribed. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government, having regard to the conditions obtaining in a registration division, may by order require that for such period as may be specified in the order, any person specified by the State Government by designation in this behalf, shall give or cause to be given information regarding births and deaths in a house referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) instead of the persons specified in that clause. Section 9 - Special provision regarding births and deaths in a plantation In the case of births and deaths in a plantation, the superintendent of the plantation shall give or cause to be given to the Registrar the information referred to in section 8: Provided that the person referred to in clauses (a) to (f) of sub-section (1) of section 8 shall furnish the necessary particulars to the superintendent of the plantation. Explanation.--In this section,.....

Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Section 10

Title: Duty of Certain Persons to Notify Births and Deaths and to Certify Cause of Death

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....regard to the facilities available therein in this behalf, may require that a certificate as to the cause of death shall be obtained by the Registrar from such person and in such form as may be prescribed. (3) Where the State Government has required under sub-section (2) that a certificate as to the cause of death shall be obtained, in the event of the death of any person who, during his last illness, was attended by a medical practitioner, the medical practitioner shall, after the death of that person, forthwith, issue without charging any fee, to the person required under this Act to give information concerning the death, a certificate in the prescribed form stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the cause of death; and the certificate shall be received and delivered by such person to the Registrar at the time of giving information concerning the death as required by this Act.

Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Complete Act

Title: Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation Chapter V Section20 - Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India Section21 - Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or death Section22 - Power to give directions Section23 - Penalties Section24 - Power to compound offences Section25 - Sanction for prosecution Section26 - Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servants Section27 - Delegation of powers Section28 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section29 - Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 1886 Section30 - Power to make rules Section31 - Repeal and saving Section32 - Power to remove difficulty

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 Chapter II

Title: General Registry Offices of Births, Deaths and Marriages

State: Central

Year: 1886

..... Each Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages shall cause indexes of all the certified copies of registers sent to his office under this Act or under Act III of 1872, or the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872), or the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 (15 of 1865), as amended by this Act, to be made and kept in his office in the prescribed form. Section 8 - Indexes to be open to inspection Subject to the payment of the prescribed fees the indexes so made shall be at all reasonable time open to inspection by any person applying to inspect them, and copies of entries in the certified copies of the registers to which the indexes relate shall be given to all persons applying for them. Section 9 - Copies of entries to be admissible in evidence A copy of an entry given under the last foregoing section shall be certified by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or by an officer authorized in this behalf by the State Government and shall be admissible in evidence for the purpose of proving the birth, death or marriage to which the entry relates. Section 10 - Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar General Each Registrar General.....

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 Complete Act

Title: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

State: Central

Year: 1886

.....deaths Section27 - Penalty for wilfully giving false information Section28 - Correction of entry in register of births or deaths Chapter IV Section29 - Repealed Section30 - Repealed Section31 - Repealed Chapter V Section32 - Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General Section33 - Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers Section34 - Duties of Commissioners Section35 - Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries Section35A - Constitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter Chapter VI Section36 - Rules Section37 - Procedure for making and publication of rules

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 Preamble 1

Title: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

State: Central

Year: 1886

.....and for certain other purposes. whereas it is expedient to provide for the voluntary registration of births and deaths among certain classes of persons, for the more effectual registration of those births and deaths and of the marriages registered under Act III of 18721, or the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872) and of certain marriages registered under Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 (15 of 1865)2, and for the establishment of general registry offices for keeping registers of those births, deaths and marriages; And whereas it is also expedient to provide for the authentication and custody of certain existing registers made otherwise than in the performance of a duty specially enjoined by the law of the country in which the registers were kept, and to declare that copies of the entries in those registers shall be admissible in evidence; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- ______________________ 1. See now the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954). 2. See now the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (3 of 1936).