The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
Central Act · Act 18 of 196933 provisions1 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the regulation of registration of births and deaths and for matters connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 18 of 1969 |
| Year | 1969 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 33 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions and interpretation.
- Section 3 Registrar General of 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 provisions 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 Certificate of registration of births or deaths
- Section 13 Delayed registration of births and deaths.1 citing judgment
- Section 14 Registration of name of child.
- Section 15 Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths.
- Section 16 Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form.
- 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 25A Appeal.
- 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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