Births and Deaths Registration Act 19. 20. Zimbabwe Re-registration of births of persons born out of wedlock. (1) Where any person has been registered as born out of wedlock and evidence is presented to the Registrar-General satisfying him that, by operation of any law, the person must be regarded as born in wedlock, the Registrar-General may on application authorize the re-registration of the person’s birth, and such re-registration shall be effective as though the person had been born in wedlock at the time of the initial registration. (2) An application for re-registration in terms of subsection (1) may be made by either of the parents of the person concerned, whether or not he has attained the age of eighteen years, or, if either or both of his parents are dead, by his nearest relative or legal guardian. Responsibility for giving notice of death occurring in Zimbabwe (1) Whenever a person dies it shall be the duty— (a) of every relative who has attained the age of eighteen years present at the death or in attendance during the last illness of such person; or (b) if there are no such relatives as are referred to in paragraph (a), of every relative who has attained the age of eighteen years dwelling within the district in which such person died; or (c) if there are no such relatives as are referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), of— (i) every person over the age of eighteen years present at the death; or (ii) the occupier and every inmate over the age of eighteen years of the house in which the death took place, where such occupier or inmate has knowledge of the death; or (iii) the headman appointed in terms of section 8 of the Chiefs and Headmen Act [Chapter 29:01] for the community in which the death took place, where he had knowledge of the death; or (iv) every person over the age of eighteen years who has buried or caused to be buried the body of the deceased person; or (v) such other persons as may be prescribed; to give notice of the death of such person in the prescribed form to the registrar of the district in which such person died. (2) The notice given in terms of subsection (1) shall be given as soon as possible but in any case within thirty days of the death. (3) The giving of notice by any of the responsible persons referred to in subsection (1) shall be a discharge of the duty under that subsection of any other person referred to therein to give notice of death. (4) A medical practitioner who examined the body of the dead person or, if no such examination occurred, a medical practitioner who attended the person during his last illness, shall, unless he believes the death was not the result of natural causes, sign a certificate stating the cause of death to the best of his knowledge and belief. (5) The certificate referred to in subsection (4) shall be given to a responsible person referred to in subsection (1) by the medical practitioner whose signature it bears by personal delivery or registered post . (6) A person referred to in subsection (1) who receives the medical certificate of the cause of death given in terms of subsection (4) shall, as soon as is reasonably possible after receiving the certificate, deliver it or cause it to be delivered to the registrar of the district where the death occurred. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 7