Section 4. Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands

4. Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. Provided that different dates may be appointed for different parts of a State. CHAPTER II REGISTRATION-ESTABLISHMENT 3.[4] [Registrar General of India .] — (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a person to be known as the[4] [Registrar General of India] (2) The Central Government may also appoint such other officers with such designations as it thinks fit for the purpose of discharging, under the superintendence and direction of the[5] [Registrar General of India], such functions of the[5] [Registrar General of India] under this Act as he may, from time to time, authorise them to discharge. (3) The[5] [Registrar General of India] may issue general directions regarding registration of births and deaths in the territories to which this Act extends, and shall take steps to co-ordinate and unify the activities of Chief Registrars in the matter of registration of births and deaths[6] [and the database of registered births and deaths and submit] to the Central Government an annual report on the working of this Act in the said territories. 7[(4) The Registrar General of India shall maintain the database of registered births and deaths at the National level and it shall be obligatory upon the Chief Registrars and the Registrars to share the data of registered births and deaths to such database. (5) Subject to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 17 and with the prior approval of the Central Government, the database of registered births and deaths maintained under sub-section (4) may, on 1. Ins. by Act 20 of 2023, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 2. Clause (a) re-numbered as clause (ab) by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 3. Clause (b) re-numbered as clause (ba) by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 4. Subs. by s. 4, ibid. , for "Registrar-General, India" (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 5. Subs. by s. 2, ibid. , for "Registrar-General" (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 6. Subs. by s. 4, ibid ., for "and submit" (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). 7. Ins. by s. 4 , ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-2023). request, be made available to the authorities dealing with the preparation or maintenance of database — relating to (a) population register; (b) electoral rolls; (c) Aadhaar number; (d) ration card; (e) passport; (f) driving licence; (g) property registration; and (h) such other databases at the National level as may be notified, and the authority shall inform the action taken, within such period as may be notified from time to time, to the Central Government: Provided that the preparation or maintenance of database relating to electoral rolls in clause (b) shall be without prejudice to the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950).] 4. Chief Registrar . — (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Chief Registrar for the State. (2) The State Government may also appoint such other officers with such designations as it thinks fit for the purpose of discharging, under the superintendence and direction of the Chief Registrar, such of his functions as he may, from time to time, authorise them to discharge. (3) The Chief Registrar shall be the chief executive authority in the State for carrying into execution the provisions of this Act and the rules and orders made thereunder subject to the directions, if any, given by the State Government. (4) The Chief Registrar shall take steps, by the issue of suitable instructions or otherwise, to co-ordinate, unify and supervise the work of registration in the State for securing an efficient system of registration and shall prepare and submit to the State Government, in such manner and at such intervals as may be prescribed, a report on the working of this Act in the State along with the statistical report referred to in sub-section (2) of section 19. 1[(5) The Chief Registrar shall take steps to register births or deaths and maintain a unified database of registered births and deaths at the State level by using the portal as approved by the Registrar General of India and it shall be obligatory upon the Registrars to share the data of registered births and deaths to such database. (6) Subject to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 17 and with the prior approval of the State Government, the database of registered births and deaths maintained under sub-section (5) at the State level may, on request, be made available to the authority dealing with other databases at the State level and the authority shall inform action taken, within such period as may be notified from time to time, to the State Government: Provided that the preparation or maintenance of database relating to electoral rolls shall be without prejudice to the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950).] — 5. Registration divisions. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, divide the territory within the State into such registration divisions as it may think fit and prescribe different rules for different registration divisions.