Section 13. Delayed registration of births and deaths

13. Delayed registration of births and deaths.— (1) Any birth or death of which information is given to the Registrar after the expiry of the period specified therefor, but within thirty days of its occurrence, shall be registered on payment of such late fee as may be prescribed. 4[(2) Any birth or death of which delayed information is given to the Registrar after thirty days but within one year of its occurrence, shall be registered only with the written permission of the District Registrar or such other authority, on payment of such fee and on production of self-attested document in such form and manner as may be prescribed. (3) Any birth or death of which delayed information is given to the Registrar after one year of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order made by a District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Magistrate or by an Executive Magistrate authorised by the District Magistrate, having jurisdiction over the area where the birth or death has taken place, after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed. Explanation .—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "Executive Magistrate" means the Executive Magistrate appointed under sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).] (4) The provisions of this section shall be without prejudice to any action that may be taken against a person for failure on his part to register any birth or death within the time specified therefor and any such birth or death may be registered during the pendency of any such action. — 14. Registration of name of child. Where the birth of any child has been registered without a name, the parent or guardian of such child shall within the prescribed period give information regarding 1. Subs. by Act 20 of 2023, s. 8, for sub-sections (2) and (3) (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 2. Subs. by s. 9, ibid. , for "place of abode, and, if he cannot write" (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 3. Subs. by s. 10, ibid ., for section 12 (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 4. Subs. by s. 11, ibid ., for sub-sections (2) and (3) (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). the name of the child to the Registrar either orally or in writing and thereupon the Registrar shall enter such name in the register and initial and date the entry. — 15. Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of births and deaths. If it is proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar that any entry of a birth or death in any register kept by him under this Act is erroneous in form or substance, or has been fraudulently or improperly made, he may, subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government with respect to the conditions on which and the circumstances in which such entries may be corrected or cancelled, correct the error or cancel the entry by suitable entry in the margin, without any alteration of the original entry, and shall sign the marginal entry and add thereto the date of the correction or cancellation.