Births and Deaths Registration Act Zimbabwe Part IV – General 26. 27. Regulations (1) The Minister may by regulation prescribe all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in the opinion of the Minister, are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) the place or places at which shall be situated the offices of the Registrar-General and of any registrar and the hours during which notice of births, still-births and deaths may be given; (b) the guidance of the registrar and any other person in the discharge of any duties or obligations imposed upon him by this Act; (c) the form and manner of giving any notice or return required by this Act and the particulars to be furnished therein; (d) the form and manner in which the registration of births, still-births and deaths shall be effected; (e) the form of all registers and other documents required for the purposes of this Act; (f) notices, certificates or other documents to form part of any register kept in terms of this Act; (g) the places at which notice of births, still-births and deaths occurring on board ship while within the inland waters of Zimbabwe or on board an aircraft or train within Zimbabwe shall be given; (h) the fees payable for any certificate issued or act performed in terms of this Act; (i) the time within which any thing required or authorized to be done in terms of this Act is to be done. Offences and penalties (1) Any person whose duty it is to give notice of the birth or still-birth of a child or the death of a person and who, without reasonable cause, fails to do so within the appropriate period provided in this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine or such imprisonment. [subsection as amended by section 4 of Act 22 of 2001] (2) Any person who— (a) wilfully gives any false information for the purposes of the registration of a birth or stillbirth of a child or the death of a person; or (b) when giving notice of the birth or still-birth of a child or the death of a person, refuses or neglects to state any of the particulars in the form prescribed; or (c) contravenes any provision of this Act for which no other penalty is provided or contravenes any written direction given in terms of this Act; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [subsection as amended by section 4 of Act 22 of 2001] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 10