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Birth and Death Act, 1969

Power to make rules

In force Act 18 of 1969 As on 19 Oct 2026

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Act 18 of 1969 Cited by 1 provision

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Section 30 of Birth and Death Act, 1969 deals with power to make rules. The State Government may, with the approval of the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Power to make rules-(1) The State Government may, with the approval of the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such rules may provide for- (a) the forms of registers of births and deaths required to be kept under this Act;

(b) the period within which and the form and the manner in which information should be given to the Registrar under section 8;

(c) the period within which and the manner in which births and deaths shall be notified under sub-section (1) of section 10;

(d) the person from whom and the form in which a certificate as to cause of death shall be obtained;

(e) the particulars of which extract may be given under section 12 (f) the authority which may grant permission for registration of a birth or death under sub-section (2) of section 13;

(g) the fees payable for registration made under section 13;

(h) the submission of reports by the Chief Registrar under sub-section (4) of section 4;

(i) the search of birth and death registers and the fees payable for such search and for the grant of extracts from the register;

(j) the forms in which and the intervals at which the returns and the statistical report under section 19 shall be furnished and published;

(k) the custody, production and transfer of the registers and other records kept by Registrars; (I) the correction of errors and the cancellation of entries in the register of births and deaths;

(m) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed. 1, [(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature].

Section 30, Birth and Death Act, 1969 (Act 18 of 1969).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 4 Chief Registrar
  2. s. 8 Persons required to register births and deaths
  3. s. 10 Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death
  4. s. 12 Extracts of registration entries to be given to informant
  5. s. 13 Delayed registration of births and deaths
  6. s. 19 Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 27

Questions about Section 30

What does Section 30 of the Birth and Death Act deal with?

Section 30 of the Birth and Death Act is headed "Power to make rules". The State Government may, with the approval of the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

How do I find court cases under Section 30 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 30, section 30 Birth Death Act 1969, section 30 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 30 of the Birth and Death Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 4 (Chief Registrar), section 8 (Persons required to register births and deaths), section 10 (Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death), section 12 (Extracts of registration entries to be given to informant), and on 2 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers 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.

Other sections of this Act

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