CAP. 175] Births Registration (Special Registers)
[1974 Ed.
Originally
50 of 1947.
(Cap. 175, 1950.)
26 of 1949.
G.N.A. 214/49.
22 of 1950.
17 of 1953.
L.N. 42/65. 41 of 1967. 48 of 1972. L.N. 179/74. L.N. 215/74.
CHAPTER 175
BIRTHS REGISTRATION (SPECIAL REGISTERS)
To authorize the Registrar of Births and Deaths to keep special registers of births for the purpose of registering births previously registered in specified lost registers.
[18th December, 1947.]
Short title.
Interpretation.
(7 of 1872.)
(16 of 1896.)
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Births Registration (Special Registers) Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"birth certificate (1872)" means a certified and sealed copy of an entry of a birth, given pursuant to section 16 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance 1872;
"birth certificate (1896)" means a certified and sealed copy of an entry of a birth, given pursuant to section 16 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance 1896;
"birth certificate (1934)" means a certified and sealed copy of an entry of a birth, given pursuant to section 24 of the principal Ordinance;
"general register office" means the office of the Registrar;
"lost register (1872)" means any register book of births formerly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance 1872 and which, under section 3 of this Ordinance, is deemed to have been lost;
"lost register (1896)" means any register book of births formerly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance 1896 and which, under section 3 of this Ordinance, is deemed to have been lost;
"lost register (1934)" means any register book of births formerly kept in accordance with the provisions of the principal Ordinance and which, under section 3 of this Ordinance, is deemed to have been lost;
"No. 1 register (1872)" means a special register of births kept under the provisions of this Ordinance for the purpose of registering birth certificates (1872);
"No. 2 register (1872)" means a special register of births kept under the provisions of this Ordinance for the purpose of registering evidence other than a birth certificate (1872) of previous registration in the lost register (1872);