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Birth and Death Act, 1969

District Registrar

In force Act 18 of 1969 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 18 of 1969

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 6 of Birth and Death Act, 1969 deals with district Registrar. The State Government may appoint a District Registrar for each revenue district and such number of Additional District Registrars as it thinks fit who shall, subject to the general control and direction of the District Registrar, discharge such functions of the district Registrar as the District Reg

District Registrar-(1) The State Government may appoint a District Registrar for each revenue district and such number of Additional District Registrars as it thinks fit who shall, subject to the general control and direction of the District Registrar, discharge such functions of the district Registrar as the District Registrar may, from time to time, authorize them to discharge.

(2) The District Registrar shall superintend, subject to the direction of the Chief Registrar, the Registration of births and deaths in the district and shall be responsible for carrying into execution in the district the provisions of this Act and the orders of the Chief Registrar issued from time to time for the purpose of this Act.

Section 6, Birth and Death Act, 1969 (Act 18 of 1969).

Questions about Section 6

What does Section 6 of the Birth and Death Act deal with?

Section 6 of the Birth and Death Act is headed "District Registrar". The State Government may appoint a District Registrar for each revenue district and such number of Additional District Registrars as it thinks fit who shall, subject to the general control and direction of the District Registrar, discharge such functions of the district Registrar as the District Reg

How do I find court cases under Section 6 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 6, section 6 Birth Death Act 1969, section 6 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.

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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