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Birth and Death Act, 1969

Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death

In force Act 18 of 1969 As on 22 Oct 2026

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Act 18 of 1969 Cited by 2 provisions

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Punjab's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 10 of Birth and Death Act, 1969 deals with duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death. It shall be the duty of- (i) the midwife or any other medical or health attendant at a birth or death, (ii) the keeper or the owner of a place set apart for the disposal of dead bodies or any person required by a local authority to be present at such place, or (iii) any other person whom the State G

Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death-(1) It shall be the duty of- (i) the midwife or any other medical or health attendant at a birth or death, (ii) the keeper or the owner of a place set apart for the disposal of dead bodies or any person required by a local authority to be present at such place, or (iii) any other person whom the State Government may specify in this behalf by his designation, to notify every birth or death or both at which he or she attended or was present, or which occurred in such areas as may be prescribed, to the Registrar within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) In any area, the State Government, having regard to the facilities available therein in this behalf, may require that a certificate as to the cause of death shall be obtained by the Registrar from such person and in such form as may be prescribed.

(3) Where the State Government has required under sub-section (2) that a certificate as to the cause of death shall be obtained, in the event of the death of any person who, during his last illness was attended by a medical practitioner, the medical practitioner shall, after the death of that person, forthwith, issue without charging any fee, to the person required under this Act to give information concerning the death, a certificate in the prescribed form stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the cause of death; and the certificate shall be received and delivered by such person to the Registrar at the time of giving information concerning the death as required by this Act.

Section 10, Birth and Death Act, 1969 (Act 18 of 1969).

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Referred to by 2

  1. s. 23 Penalties
  2. s. 30 Power to make rules

Questions about Section 10

What does Section 10 of the Birth and Death Act deal with?

Section 10 of the Birth and Death Act is headed "Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death". It shall be the duty of- (i) the midwife or any other medical or health attendant at a birth or death, (ii) the keeper or the owner of a place set apart for the disposal of dead bodies or any person required by a local authority to be present at such place, or (iii) any other person whom the State G

How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Birth and Death Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Birth Death Act 1969 10, section 10 Birth Death Act 1969, section 10 of the Birth and Death Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 10 of the Birth and Death Act, and has it changed?

2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Birth and Death Act enacted?

Birth and Death Act was enacted in 1969 as Act 18 of 1969. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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