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The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
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05-01-2024
The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
An Act to provide for the voluntary Registration of certain Births and Deaths, for the establishment of General Registry Offices for keeping Registers of certain Births, Deaths and Marriages, and for certain other purposes.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Home

Chapters, and Sections


Chapter 1 - Preliminary
1 - Short title and commencement
2 - Extent
3 - Definitions
4 - Saving of local laws
5 - Powers exercisable from time to time
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Chapter 2 - General Registry Offices Of Births, Deaths And Marriages
6 - Establishment of general registry offices and appointment of Registrars General
7 - Indexes to be kept at general registry office
8 - Indexes to be open to inspection
9 - Copies of entries to be admissible in evidence
10 - Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar General
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Chapter 3 - Registration Of Births And Deaths — [A.—Application of this Chapter]
11 - Persons whose births and deaths are registrable
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Chapter 3 - Registration Of Births And Deaths — [B. —Registration Establishment]
12 - Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territories
13 - [Omitted.]
14 - Registrar to be deemed a public servant
15 - [Repealed.]
16 - Office and attendance of Registrar
17 - Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office
18 - Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided for
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Chapter 3 - Registration Of Births And Deaths — [C. —Mode of registration]
19 - Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is given
20 - Persons authorised to give notice of birth
21 - Persons authorised to give notice of death
22 - Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving notice
23 - Grant of certificate of registration of birth or death
24 - Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar General
25 - Searches and copies of entries in register books
26 - Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deaths
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Chapter 3 - Registration Of Births And Deaths — [D. —Penalty for False Information]
27 - Penalty for willfully giving false information
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Chapter 3 - Registration Of Births And Deaths — [E. —Correction of Errors]
28 - Correction of entry in register of births or deaths
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Chapter 4 - Amendment Of Marriage Acts
29 - [Repealed.].
30 - [Repealed.].
31 - [Repealed.].
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Chapter 5 - Special Provisions As To Certain Existing Registers
32 - Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar General
33 - Appointment of Commissioners to examine registers
34 - Duties of Commissioners
35 - Searches of lists prepared by Commissioners and grant of certified copies of entries
35A - Constitution of additional Commissions for purposes of this Chapter
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Chapter 6 - Rules
36 - Rules
37 - [Repealed.]
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