The Registration of Births and Death Act 1969
Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Act 18 of 196931 provisions
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| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 18 of 1969 |
| Year | 1969 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 31 |
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- Section 1 1st October, 1970, vide notification No. G.S.R. 1718, dated 22nd, November, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i) in the following areas of the State of Jammu and Ka…
- Section 2 Definitions and interpretation
- Section 3 Registrar-General, India
- Section 4 Chief Registrar
- Section 5 Registration divisions
- Section 6 District Registrar
- Section 7 Registrars
- Section 8 Persons required to register births and deaths
- Section 9 Special provision 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
- 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
- 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
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