# Birth and Death Act, 1969, Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement

- Act: Birth and Death Act, 1969 (Act 18 of 1969)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/birth-death-act-1969/section/1/

## Text

(1) This Act may be called the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different parts of a State India

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