Chief Registrar
Section 4 of Birth and Death Act, 1969 deals with chief Registrar. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Chief Registrar for the State.
Chief Registrar-(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Chief Registrar for the State.
(2) The State Government may also appoint such other officers with such designations as it thinks fit for the purpose of discharging, under the superintendence and direction of the Chief Registrar, such of his functions as he may, from time to time, authorize them to discharge.
(3) The Chief Registrar shall be the chief executive authority in the State for carrying into execution the provisions of this Act and the rules and orders made thereunder subject to the directions, if any, given by the State Government.
(4) The Chief Registrar shall take steps by the issue of suitable instructions or otherwise, to co-ordinate, unify and supervise the work of registration in the State for securing an efficient system of registration and shall prepare and submit to the State Government, in such manner and at such intervals as may be prescribed, a report on the working of this Act in the State alongwith the statistical report referred to in sub-section (2) of section 19.
Section 4, Birth and Death Act, 1969 (Act 18 of 1969).
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Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Birth and Death Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Birth and Death Act is headed "Chief Registrar". The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Chief Registrar for the State.
How do I find court cases under Section 4 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 4, section 4 Birth Death Act 1969, section 4 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 4 of the Birth and Death Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 19 (Registrars to send periodical returns to the Chief Registrar for compilation), 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.
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