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Penalty.

Forms and power to make orders and amend the Schedules.

Births and Deaths Registration

[1986 Ed.

in default of such persons, then by 2 credible persons to the satisfaction of the registrar having knowledge of the truth of the case, and the registrar shall initial such marginal entry and shall add thereto the day and month and year when such correction is made; and (Amended, 1 of 1965, s. 11; 48 of 1975, s. 6; 67 of 1984, s. 9 and 51 of 1986, s. 5)

(d) where an error of fact or substance (other than an error relating to the cause of death) occurs in the information given to the Registrar by a coroner concerning a dead body upon which he has held an inquiry, or in respect of which he has issued a burial order, he may, if satisfied by evidence upon oath or statutory declaration that such error exists, certify under his hand to the Registrar the nature of the error and the true facts of the case as ascertained by him on such evidence, and the error may thereupon be corrected by that officer in the register by entering in the margin (without any alteration of the original entry) the facts as so certified by such coroner, and he shall initial such marginal entry and shall add thereto the day and month and year when such correction is made. (Amended, 57 of 1967, Schedule)

28. Except where otherwise specially provided by this Ordin- ance, any person who commits any breach or infringement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or fails to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 or to imprisonment for 6 months.

(Amended, 22 of 1950, Schedule)

29. (1) The forms prescribed in the Second Schedule shall be used in the cases to which they refer. (Amended, 9 of 1957, s. 5)

(2) The Governor may by order published in the Gazette provide for all or any of the following matters-

(a) the form of certificate to be issued under section 23 which shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed:

Provided that any particulars prescribed in addition to name, surname, sex and date of birth shall not include any particulars relating to parentage or adoption con- tained in the records and registers in the custody of the Registrar;

(b) the particulars to be furnished by applicants for such

certificates;

(c) the manner in which such certificates are to be compiled; (d) the amendment of the Schedules; and

(e) the due carrying out of the Ordinance.

(Replaced, 40 of 1967, s. 4)

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