Registrars
Section 7 of Birth and Death Act, 1969 deals with registrars. The State Government may appoint a Registrar for each local area comprising the area within the jurisdiction of a municipality, Panchayat or other local authority or any other area or a combination of any two or more of them : Provided that the State Government may appoint in the case of a municipal
Registrars-(1) The State Government may appoint a Registrar for each local area comprising the area within the jurisdiction of a municipality, Panchayat or other local authority or any other area or a combination of any two or more of them :
Provided that the State Government may appoint in the case of a municipality, Panchayat or other local authority, any officer or other employee thereof as a Registrar.
(2) Every Registrar shall, without fee or reward, enter in the register maintained for the purpose all information given to him under section 8 or section 9 and shall also take steps to inform himself carefully of every birth and of every death which takes place in his jurisdiction and to ascertain and register the particulars required to be registered.
(3) Every Registrar shall have an office in the local area for which he is appointed.
(4) Every Registrar shall attend his office for the purpose of registering births and deaths on such days and at such hours as the Chief Registrar may direct and shall cause to be placed in some conspicuous place on or near the outer door of the office of the Registrar a board bearing, in the local language, his name with the addition of Registrar of Births and Deaths for the local area for which he is appointed, and the days and hours of his attendance.
(5) The Registrar may, with the prior approval of the Chief Registrar, appoint Sub-Registrars and assign to them any or all of his powers and duties in relation to specified areas within his jurisdiction. CHAPTER III REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
Section 7, Birth and Death Act, 1969 (Act 18 of 1969).
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Questions about Section 7
What does Section 7 of the Birth and Death Act deal with?
Section 7 of the Birth and Death Act is headed "Registrars". The State Government may appoint a Registrar for each local area comprising the area within the jurisdiction of a municipality, Panchayat or other local authority or any other area or a combination of any two or more of them : Provided that the State Government may appoint in the case of a municipal
How do I find court cases under Section 7 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 7, section 7 Birth Death Act 1969, section 7 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 7 of the Birth and Death Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 8 (Persons required to register births and deaths), section 9, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
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
- 8. Persons required to register births and deaths429 words
- 30. Power to make rules300 words
- 10. Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death288 words
- 23. Penalties258 words
- 13. Delayed registration of births and deaths210 words
- 2. Definitions and interpretation202 words
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