Births and Deaths Registration Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Births and Deaths Registration Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 57 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Births and Deaths Registration Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Births and Deaths Registration Act. Short title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3D istricts
- S. 4There shall be appointed a Registrar-General of Births and Deaths for Zambia, Appointment of
- S. 5R egistration of births and deaths
- S. 6P rescribed forms
- S. 7R egistrars to forward notices to Registrar-General
- S. 8R egisters of births and deaths
- S. 9Any person who, being under obligation to give notice of the birth of any child or Penalty for failing to
- S. 10R egisters may be inspected
- S. 11The Registrar-General shall, upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed, Certified copies of
- S. 12E vidence of certified copy
- S. 13The Registrar-General may, subject to any rules made under this Act, correct Clerical errors in
- S. 14(1) In the case of every child, whether born alive or still-born, it shall be the duty Responsibility for
- S. 15N otice of birth of illegitimate child
- S. 16If any new-born living child is found exposed after the commencement of this Notice of birth of
- S. 17A lteration of name of child
- S. 18W ho is to give notice of death
- S. 19N otice by person finding an exposed body
- S. 20P enalties
- S. 21(1) The Minister may by statutory instrument make rules for the proper carrying Rules
- S. 22R epeals and savings
- S. 23R egistration after one month but within twelve months
- S. 24R egistration after twelve months
- S. 25An entry in pursuance of section seventeen of the Act shall be made by the Alteration of name
- S. 26R e-registration to be in accordance with section three and the Schedule to the
- S. 27The Registrar-General shall, in compliance with an adoption order issued by Making of birth entry of
- S. 28(1) The provisions of section sixteen of the Act which require the finder of an Application to
- S. 29M anner of registration
- S. 30E ntry of nature of evidence of still-birth
- S. 31D isposal certificate
- S. 32(1) Where a new-born living or still-born child is found exposed and if the date Exposed child
- S. 33P articulars to be registered and certificate of cause of death
- S. 34(1) In the case of any death which occurred in the Registrar's district with Procedure where
- S. 35V erification of particulars
- S. 36R egistration of death after inquest
- S. 37Where a Registrar is informed that the death of a person who died more than Registration after
- S. 38D isposal certificate
- S. 39N otification of disposal
- S. 40I nquiry in default of notification of disposal
- S. 41E xposed body of deceased person
- S. 42R egistration offices
- S. 43P rescribed fees
- S. 44Notice of a birth or a death on board ship while within the territorial waters of Notice of birth or death
- S. IPRELIMINARYARRANGEMENT OF RULES
- S. IIPRESCRIBED FORMS AND REGISTERSPART II PRESCRIBED FORMS AND REGISTERS
- S. IIIBIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATESPART III BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES
- S. IVAPPOINTMENT OF REGISTRARS, DEPUTY REGISTRARS AND ASSISTANT REGISTRARS DUTIES OF DEPUTY REGISTRARS AND ASSISTANTPART IV APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRARS, DEPUTY REGISTRARS AND
- S. IXREGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTHSPART IX REGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTHS
- S. VGENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENTRIES IN REGISTRARSPART V GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENTRIES IN REGISTRARS
- S. VIREGISTRATION OF BIRTHSPART VI REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS
- S. VIIRE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF LEGITIMATED PERSONSPART VII RE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF LEGITIMATED PERSONS
- S. VIIIBIRTH ENTRIES OF ADOPTED CHILDRENPART VIII BIRTH ENTRIES OF ADOPTED CHILDREN
- S. XREGISTRATION OF DEATHSPART X REGISTRATION OF DEATHS
- S. XIDISPOSAL OF BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONSPART XI DISPOSAL OF BODIES OF DECEASED PERSONS
- S. XIIREGISTRATION OFFICESPART XII REGISTRATION OFFICES
- S. XIIIFEESPART XIII FEES