Bare Acts

The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

An Act to provide for the regulation of registration of births and deaths and for matters connected therewith.

जन्‍म और मृत्‍यु रजिस्‍ट्रीकरण अधिनियम, 1969

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1969

Location:

Enactment Date:

5/31/1969

Enforcement Date:

01-10-1970

Ministry:

Ministry of Home Affairs

Department:

Department of Home

Full List of Sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2

Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2

Definitions and interpretation.

REGISTRATION ESTABLISHMENT

Section 3 to Section 7

Section 3

Registrar General of India.

Section 4

Chief Registrar.

Section 5

Registration divisions.

Section 6

District Registrar.

Section 7

Registrars.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS

Section 8 to Section 15

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.

Section 14

Registration of name of child.

Section 15

Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths.

MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS AND STATISTICS

Section 16 to Section 19

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.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 20 to Section 32

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.