In force
The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
25 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 0Section 0
- II — REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT
- 1Ins. by Act 20 of 2023, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-10-2023)
- V — MISCELLANEOUS
- 2The Central Government needs adequate and accurate countrywide registration data for purposes of nat
- 3The Bill seeks to give legal status to the existing officials in the registration machinery, who are
- 4Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands
- III — REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
- 5The word "male" omitted by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-2023)
- II — REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT
- 6District Registrar
- 7Registrars
- III — REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
- 8Persons required to register births and deaths
- 9Special provision regarding births and deaths in a plantation
- 10Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death
- 11Informant to sign the register
- 13Delayed registration of births and deaths
- IV — MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS AND STATISTICS
- 16Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form
- 17Search of births and deaths register
- 19Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation
- V — MISCELLANEOUS
- 20Special provision as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India
- 23Penalties
- 24Power to compound offences
- 25AAppeal
- 26Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public servants
- 28Protection of action taken in good faith
- 29Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 1886
- 30Power to make rules
- 31Repeal and saving