sample law:
http://www.paclii.org/nr/legis/num_act/bdamo19571966293/
PART II - REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.
Register of Births.
6.-(1) The Registrar shall register each birth occurring on the Island, particulars of which are furnished to him in accordance with this Ordinance and, for this purpose, shall maintain a Register of Births.
(2) The registration of a birth under this Part shall be effected by an entry in the Register of Births in accordance with Form l.
(3) The Administrator may certify that a register or record of births maintained or purporting to have been maintained under the authority or approval of the Administrator or a predecessor in office of the Administrator and in existence immediately prior to the commencement of this Ordinance is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true record of births that have occurred on the Island from and including the twenty-fifth day of January, 1915, and the register or record so certified shall form part of the Register of Births.
Particulars of birth to be furnished.
7.-(1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, where a child is born on the Island, a parent of the child shall within twenty-one days after the date of the birth, notify the Registrar of the birth and furnish to the Registrar such information as the Registrar requires for the purpose of registering the birth.
Penalty: Ten pounds.
(2) Where the notification of the birth of a child cannot be given by a parent of the child, the occupier of the building or place where the child is born shall, within twenty-one days after the date of the birth, notify the Registrar of the birth and furnish to the: Registrar such information as the Registrar requires for the purpose of registering the birth.
Penalty: Ten pounds.
start finish |
7-1842 6-1856 |
6-1856 12-1874 |
1-1875 7-1907 |
7-1907 6-1948 |
6-1948 1-1968 |
1-1968 present |
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Date of birth | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Place of birth | no | yes | > 1882 | yes | yes | yes |
Name of child | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Sex | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Father's full name | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Father's age, birth place | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
Father's occupation | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
Usual residence | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
Mother's maiden name | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Mother's age, birth place | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
Mother's former married surname | no | no | no | no | no | yes |
Year of marriage | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
Number of previous living, dead issue | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
Informant's signature, descriptn, residence | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Authorized person | no | no | no | no | yes | no |
Registration District | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Registration date | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
District Registrar's signature | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |