The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 · III — REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS

Section 11. Persons whose births and deaths are registrable

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

CHAPTER III REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS A. — Application of this Chapter 11. Persons whose births and deaths are registrable.— (1) The persons whose births and deaths — shall, in the first instance, be registrable under this Chapter are the following, namely: (a) in[4] [the territories to which this Act extends] the members of every race, sect or tribe to which the Indian Succession Act, 1865[5] (10 of 1865) applies, and in respect of which an order under section 332 of that Act is not for the time being in force, and all persons professing the Christian religion; 1. See now the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954).

Source: India Code