The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
Central · 1969
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions and interpretation.
- S. 3Registrar General of India.
- S. 4Chief Registrar.
- S. 5Registration divisions.
- S. 6District Registrar.
- S. 7Registrars.
- S. 8Persons required to register births and deaths.
- S. 9Special provisions regarding births and deaths in a plantation.
- S. 10Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death.
- S. 11Informant to sign the register.
- S. 12Certificate of registration of births or deaths
- S. 13Delayed registration of births and deaths.
- S. 14Registration of name of child.
- S. 15Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths.
- S. 16Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form.
- S. 17Search of births and deaths register
- S. 18Inspection of registration offices
- S. 19Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation.
- S. 20Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India.
- S. 21Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or death
- S. 22Powers to give directions.
- S. 23Penalties.
- S. 24Power to compound offences.
- S. 25Sanction for prosecution.
- S. 25AAppeal.
- S. 26Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servants
- S. 27Delegation of powers.
- S. 28Protection of action taken in good faith.
- S. 29Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 1886
- S. 30Power to make rules.
- S. 31Repeal and saving.
- S. 32Power to remove difficulty.