Select Location

Birth Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886

Sections

1Short title and commencementView Details
10Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar GeneralView Details
11Persons whose births and deaths are registrableView Details
12Power for State Government to appoint Registrars for its territoriesView Details
14Registrar to be deemed a public servantView Details
16Office and attendance of RegistrarView Details
17Absence of registrar or vacancy in his officeView Details
18Register books to be supplied and preservation of records to be provided forView Details
19Duty of Registrar to register births and deaths of which notice is givenView Details
2ExtentView Details
20Persons authorized to give notice of birthView Details
21Persons authorized to give notice of deathView Details
22Entry of birth or death to be signed by person giving noticeView Details
23Grant of certificate of registration of birth or deathView Details
24Duty of Registrars as to sending certified copies of entries in register books to Registrar GeneralView Details
25Search and copies of entries in register booksView Details
26Exceptional provision for registration of certain births and deathsView Details
27Penalty for willfully giving false informationView Details
28Correction of entry in register of births or deathsView Details
3DefinitionsView Details
32Permission to persons having custody of certain records to send them within one year to Registrar GeneralView Details
33Appointment of Commissioners to examine registersView Details
34Duties of Commissioners Appointment of Commissioners to examine registersView Details
35AConstitution of additional commissions for purposes of this ChapterView Details
36RulesView Details
4Saving of local lawsView Details
5Power exercisable from time to timeView Details
6Establishment of general registry offices and appointment of registrars GeneralView Details
7Indexes to be kept at general registry officeView Details
8Indexes to be open to inspectionView Details
9Copies of entries to be admissible in evidenceView Details

Join Our Legal Community