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1986 Ed.]

Births and Deaths Registration

ICAP. 174

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CHAPTER 174

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Registrar, staff and general register office

4. Register books

E T 1

5. Certified copies of entries in district registers to be sent to general register office for record

6. Inspection

7. Duty of parent or occupier to register birth

8. Information respecting living new-born child to be given to a registrar

9. Registration of births, certificates of birth

10.

11. [Repealed]

12. Duty of registrar to procure registration of births

Saving for father of illegitimate child...

13. Registration of name of child or of alteration of name

:

14. Information of death to be given in various cases to registrar, etc.

15. Duty of registrars to procure registration of deaths...

16. Restriction on removal of dead body

17. Issue of certificate of registration of death or of certificate of order for burial

18. Burial of deceased child as still-born, etc.

19. Notice where coffin contains more than one body

20. Provisions as to certificates of cause of death

21.

22.

23.

24. Official seal

**

25. Investigation of cause of death and of correctness of death certificate

Searches of books and indexes in general register office, certificates, fees, etc.

Shortened form of birth certificate

Penalty for not duly registering births and deaths.

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26. [Repealed]

27. Correction of errors in register

28. Penalty

29.

30.

31. First Schedule. Forms and power to make orders and amend the Schedules

Registers formerly kept under former Ordinances

Power to alter fees

Second Schedule. Birth and Death Register Offices

Forms

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1986 Ed.] Births and Deaths Registration ICAP. 174 1 CHAPTER 174 BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Registrar, staff and general register office 4. Register books E T 1 5. Certified copies of entries in district registers to be sent to general register office for record 6. Inspection 7. Duty of parent or occupier to register birth 8. Information respecting living new-born child to be given to a registrar 9. Registration of births, certificates of birth 10. 11. [Repealed] 12. Duty of registrar to procure registration of births Saving for father of illegitimate child... 13. Registration of name of child or of alteration of name : 14. Information of death to be given in various cases to registrar, etc. 15. Duty of registrars to procure registration of deaths... 16. Restriction on removal of dead body 17. Issue of certificate of registration of death or of certificate of order for burial 18. Burial of deceased child as still-born, etc. 19. Notice where coffin contains more than one body 20. Provisions as to certificates of cause of death 21. 22. 23. 24. Official seal ** 25. Investigation of cause of death and of correctness of death certificate Searches of books and indexes in general register office, certificates, fees, etc. Shortened form of birth certificate Penalty for not duly registering births and deaths. ENT *1 26. [Repealed] 27. Correction of errors in register 28. Penalty 29. 30. 31. First Schedule. Forms and power to make orders and amend the Schedules Registers formerly kept under former Ordinances Power to alter fees Second Schedule. Birth and Death Register Offices Forms : : : Page 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 1 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14
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1986 Ed.] Births and Deaths Registration ICAP. 174 1 CHAPTER 174 BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Registrar, staff and general register office 4. Register books E T 1 5. Certified copies of entries in district registers to be sent to general register office for record 6. Inspection 7. Duty of parent or occupier to register birth 8. Information respecting living new-born child to be given to a registrar 9. Registration of births, certificates of birth 10. 11. [Repealed] 12. Duty of registrar to procure registration of births Saving for father of illegitimate child... Registration of name of child or of alteration of name : 13. 14. Information of death to be given in various cases to registrar, etc. 15. Duty of registrars to procure registration of deaths... 16. Restriction on removal of dead body 17. Issue of certificate of registration of death or of certificate of order for burial 18. Burial of deceased child as still-born, etc. 19. Notice where coffin contains more than one body 20. Provisions as to certificates of cause of death 21. 22. 23. 24. Official seal ** 25. Investigation of cause of death and of correctness of death certificate Searches of books and indexes in general register office, certificates, fees, etc. Shortened form of birth certificate Penalty for not duly registering births and deaths. ENT *1 26. [Repealed] 27. Correction of errors in register 28. Penalty 29. 30. 31. First Schedule. Forms and power to make orders and amend the Schedules Registers formerly kept under former Ordinances Power to alter fees Second Schedule. Birth and Death Register Offices Forms : : : Page 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 1 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14
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1986 Ed.]

Births and Deaths Registration

ICAP. 174

1

CHAPTER 174

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Short title

2.

Interpretation

3.

Registrar, staff and general register office

4.

Register books

E

T

1

5.

Certified copies of entries in district registers to be sent to general register office for

record

6.

Inspection

7.

Duty of parent or occupier to register birth

8.

Information respecting living new-born child to be given to a registrar

9.

Registration of births, certificates of birth

10.

11.

[Repealed]

12.

Duty of registrar to procure registration of births

Saving for father of illegitimate child...

Registration of name of child or of alteration of name

:

13.

14.

Information of death to be given in various cases to registrar, etc.

15.

Duty of registrars to procure registration of deaths...

16.

Restriction on removal of dead body

17.

Issue of certificate of registration of death or of certificate of order for burial

18.

Burial of deceased child as still-born, etc.

19.

Notice where coffin contains more than one body

20.

Provisions as to certificates of cause of death

21.

22.

23.

24.

Official seal

**

25.

Investigation of cause of death and of correctness of death certificate

Searches of books and indexes in general register office, certificates, fees, etc.

Shortened form of birth certificate

Penalty for not duly registering births and deaths.

ENT

*1

26.

[Repealed]

27.

Correction of errors in register

28.

Penalty

29.

30.

31.

First Schedule.

Forms and power to make orders and amend the Schedules Registers formerly kept under former Ordinances

Power to alter fees

Second Schedule.

Birth and Death Register Offices

Forms

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