In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- a. “Act” means the Registration of Births and Deaths Act,1969;
b. “Form" means a Form appended to these rules;
c. “Section” means a section of the Act; and d. “State Government” means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
Section 2(1) (g) and 30 3. Period of gestation.-- The Period of gestation for the purpose of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 2, shall be twenty eight weeks.
W44), 19(2):“!!! 4. Submission of report -The report under sub-section (4) of section 4 , shall be prepared in the form given in the Appendix, appended to these rules and shall be submitted along with the statistical report referred to in sub-section (2) of section 19, to the State Government by the Chief Registrar for every year by the 3lst July of the year following the year to which the report relates.
' Sections 8. 9 and 30 5. Forms for giving information of births and deaths.--
1. The information required to be given to the Registrar under section 8 or section 9, as the case may be, shall be in form Nos.l,2and 3 for the registration of a birth, death and still birth respectively , hereinafter to be collectively called the reporting forms. Information if given orally, shall be entered by the Registrar in the appropriate reporting forms and signatures/ thumb impression of the informant be obtained. For rural area of the State, reporting forms shall be maintained in the forms of “Chowkidara Book” separately for Births in Form No.1 and 6 and in the case of Deaths in Form No.2 and 7 and in the case of Still Births in 50 813—250-RGI/iW0 5 ’9 Section 8(1) and 30 W Section 10(3) and 30 SectilearIlJ) Form No.3.
2. The part of the reporting forms containing legal information shall be called the "Legal Part" and the part containing statistical information shall be called the “Statistical Part”,
3. The information referred to in sub-rule (1), shall be given within twenty one days from the date of birth, death and still birth.
6. Birth or Death in a vehicle.‘--(1) In respect of a birth or death in a moving vehicle, the person incharge of the vehicle shall give or cause to be given the information required under sub-section (1) of section 8 at the first place of halt.
Explanation.-- For the purpose of this rule, the term “Vehicle” means conveyance of any kind used on land, air or water and includes an aircraft, a boat, a ship, a railway carriage, a motor car, a motorcycle, a scooter, a cart, a tonga and a rickshaw.
2. In the case of deaths, not falling under clauses (a) to (c) of sub—section (1) of section 8, in which an inquest is held, the officer, who conducts the inquest, shall give or cause to be given the information required under sub-section (1) of section