(1) Any person who, having applied to the authorities competent to grant copies from the birth or death registers has failed to obtain the same by reason of such birth or death register, as the case may be, having become a spoilt register, may apply to the Registrar in the prescribed form, for reconstruction of such spoilt register:
Provided that if such a person is a minor, the application shall be made by his guardian.
(2)On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Registrar shall conduct an enquiry in the manner prescribed and submit a report thereof to the Chief Registrar alongwith his recommendation within the prescribed period.
(3)If the Chief Registrar, on consideration of the report submitted by the Registrar under sub-section (2), is satisfied that the relevant spoilt register has to be re-constructed, then he shall, within the prescribed period, direct the Registrar to re-construct the whole or any part of the spoilt register in the manner prescribed and the spoilt register shall accordingly be reconstructed and the copy referred to in sub-section (1) shall be granted to the applicant within the prescribed period.
(4) The fees payable for reconstruction of a spoilt register under this section shall be as prescribed and shall be paid in the prescribed manner.
Synopsis
(i) Form prescribed: Application to be made in Form-I annexed to the Goa Reconstruction of Registers and Records Rules,
2008.
(ii) Procedure for making an enquiry: Procedure to conduct the Enquiry by the Registrar is provided under Rules 4 of the Goa Reconstruction of Registers and Records Rules, 2008
(iii) Period prescribed: Rules 3 of the Goa Reconstruction of Registers and Records Rules, 2008 provide that the Registrar to submit its report to the Chief Registrar within a period of 15 days . Further Rules 6 of the said Rules provided that the Chief Registrar shall take a decision in the matter within a period of 10 days.