Births and Deaths Registration.
registrar that, owing to death or absence from the Colony or other reasonable cause, the parent or guardian is unable to attend to make a declaration in writing in accordance with this section, it shall be lawful for the registrar, in his discretion, upon such evidence as he may in the circumstances deem sufficient, to act in all respects as if a declaration in writing had been made under this subsection before him personally.
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(2) The registrar shall thereupon, without erasure of the previous entry, forthwith enter in the register the name or names proposed to be substituted or added, and shall, if required, on payment of a fee of one dollar issue a certificate in the prescribed form.
(3) For every such entry made within a period of forty-two days from the date of the birth no fee shall be paid. For every such entry made after such forty-two days a fee of one dollar shall be paid.
(4) In this section, "name" shall not include "surname".
(5) Where any entry under this section has been made in any district register office the assistant registrar shall forward forthwith to the Registrar particulars of the entry made in order that the necessary alterations shall be made in the register at the general register office.
Schedule.
Forms 7 and 8.
of death to
Information be given in to registrar, 37 & 88 Vict. c. 88, s. 10.
various cases
etc.
14. (1) When a person dies in a house it shall be the duty of the nearest relatives of the deceased present at the death or in attendance during his last illness, and, in default of such relatives, of each person present at the death or in attendance during the last illness, and of any occupier of the house in which, to his knowledge, the death took place, and, in default of any such persons, of each inmate of such house, and of the person causing the body of the deceased to be buried, to give, to the best of his knowledge and belief, to a registrar within twenty-four hours (exclusive of the time necessary for the journey and of any intervening hours of darkness and of general holidays as defined by the Holidays Ordinance) after such death, information of the particulars required to be registered concerning such death, and in the presence of the registrar to sign the register: Provided that where no such informant as aforesaid is forthcoming, the
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Births and Deaths Registration.
registrar that, owing to death or absence from the Colony or other reasonable cause, the parent or guardian is unable to attend to make a declaration in writing in accordance with this section, it shall be lawful for the registrar, in his discre- tion, upon such evidence as he may in the circumstances deem sufficient, to act in all respects as if a declaration in writing had been made under this subsection before him personally.
[CAP. 174
(2) The registrar shall thereupon, without erasure of the previous entry, forthwith enter in the register the name or names proposed to be substituted or added, and shall, if Second required, on payment of a fee of one dollar issue a certificate in the prescribed form.
(3) For every such entry made within a period of forty- two days from the date of the birth no fee shall be paid. For every such entry made after such forty-two days a fee of one dollar shall be paid.
(4) In this section, "name" shall not include "sur- name".
(5) Where any entry under this section has been made in any district register office the assistant registrar shall forward forthwith to the Registrar particulars of the entry made in order that the necessary alterations shall be made in the register at the general register office.
Schedule.
Forms 7 and 8.
of death to
Information be given in to registrar, 37 & 88 Vict. c. 88, s. 10.
various cases
etc.
14. (1) When a person dies in a house it shall be the duty of the nearest relatives of the deceased present at the death or in attendance during his last illness, and, in default of such relatives, of each person present at the death or in attendance during the last illness, and of any occupier of the house in which, to his knowledge, the death took place, and, in default of any such persons, of each inmate of such house, and of the person causing the body of the deceased to be buried, to give, to the best of his knowledge and belief, to a registrar within twenty-four hours (exclusive of the time. necessary for the journey and of any intervening hours of darkness and of general holidays as defined by the Holidays Ordinance) after such death, information of the particulars (Cap. 149). required to be registered concerning such death, and in the presence of the registrar to sign the register: Provided that where no such informant as aforesaid is forthcoming, the
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