REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1965

ACT 301 REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1965 AN ACT to provide for the registration of births, foetal deaths and deaths, and to provide for burial grounds and for related matters

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Table of Content

Births and Deaths Registry

1. The central and local offices.

2. Registers of births and deaths.

3. The Registrar.

4. Registration regions and districts.

5. Power to take affidavits.

6. Disclosure of information.

Registration of Births

7. Live-birth.

8. Registration of births.

9. Doubtful paternity.

10. Registration of name subsequent to registration of birth.

11. Birth certificate.

Registration of Foetal Deaths

12. Foetal death.

13. Registration of foetal death.

14. Persons responsible for registering foetal death.

15. Burial permit for foetal death.

Registration of Deaths

16. Registration of deaths.

17. Persons to furnish information as to death.

18. Certificate of medical practitioner.

19. Duty of coroner after holding inquiry.

20. Death certificate.

21. Provisions as to burial or other disposition.

22. Burial permits.

Registration of Births and Deaths occurring on the High Seas and Air Space above the High Seas

23. Birth and deaths on high seas and air space.

Authorised Burial Grounds

24. Burial in authorised burial grounds.

25. Local authorities to provide burial grounds.

26. Private burial grounds.

27. Exhumation.

28. Savings.

Fraudulent Registrations and Certificates

29. Cancellation of registration and birth certificates.

Alterations in Registers

30. Alterations in registers.

Searches

31. Searches of records.

Issue of Certificates and Copies

32. Certified entry in the register of births.

33. Certified entry in register of deaths.

34. Certificates as evidence.

35. Appeal from refusal of Registrar to search or issue certificate.

Penalties

36. Failure to carry out duties.

37. Interference with public notice.

38. Penalty for improper disclosure of information.

39. General penalty.

40. Regulations.

41. Interpretation.

42. Repeal and saving.

43. Commencement.

44. Application of Act.

Births and Deaths Registry

1. The central and local offices.

2. Registers of births and deaths.

3. The Registrar.

4. Registration regions and districts.

5. Power to take affidavits.

6. Disclosure of information.

Registration of Births

7. Live-birth.

8. Registration of births.

9. Doubtful paternity.

10. Registration of name subsequent to registration of birth.

11. Birth certificate.

Registration of Foetal Deaths

12. Foetal death.

13. Registration of foetal death.

14. Persons responsible for registering foetal death.

15. Burial permit for foetal death.

Registration of Deaths

16. Registration of deaths.

17. Persons to furnish information as to death.

18. Certificate of medical practitioner.

19. Duty of coroner after holding inquiry.

20. Death certificate.

21. Provisions as to burial or other disposition.

22. Burial permits.

Registration of Births and Deaths occurring on the High Seas and Air Space above the High Seas

23. Birth and deaths on high seas and air space.

Authorised Burial Grounds

24. Burial in authorised burial grounds.

25. Local authorities to provide burial grounds.

26. Private burial grounds.

27. Exhumation.

28. Savings.

Fraudulent Registrations and Certificates

29. Cancellation of registration and birth certificates.

Alterations in Registers

30. Alterations in registers.

Searches

31. Searches of records.

Issue of Certificates and Copies

32. Certified entry in the register of births.

33. Certified entry in register of deaths.

34. Certificates as evidence.

35. Appeal from refusal of Registrar to search or issue certificate.

Penalties

36. Failure to carry out duties.

37. Interference with public notice.

38. Penalty for improper disclosure of information.

39. General penalty.

40. Regulations.

41. Interpretation.

42. Repeal and saving.

43. Commencement.

44. Application of Act.

Section 1

1. The central and local offices

(1) There shall be a central office in Accra and a local office in a prescribed registration district. (2) The central office is the office for registration of births and deaths in the Republic. (3) The functions of the local offices shall be prescribed. (4) The central office and the local offices are collectively known as the Births and Deaths Registry

Section 2

2. Registers of births and deaths

There shall be maintained in the central office registers of the births, foetal deaths and deaths occurring in the Republic.

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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1965

1. The central and local offices

2. Registers of births and deaths

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1965

1. The central and local offices

2. Registers of births and deaths