Births and Deaths Registration Act
Contents
Part I – Preliminary ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
1. Short title .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Part II – Registrars and registers ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
3. Registrar-General and registrars ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
4. Registrars to keep and maintain registers and to forward notices to Registrar-General ................................................ 2
5. Registrar-General to keep and maintain registers ....................................................................................................................... 2
6. Certified copies of entries ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
7. Evidence of certified copy of entry in register .............................................................................................................................. 3
8. Correction of error in register ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
9. Members of Public Service may examine registers ..................................................................................................................... 3
Part III – Registration of births, still-births and deaths ....................................................................................................................... 3
10. Compulsory registration of births, still-births and deaths ..................................................................................................... 3
11. Responsibility for giving notice of the birth or still-birth of a child .................................................................................. 3
12. Registration of birth of a child born out of wedlock ............................................................................................................... 4
13. Registration of birth occurring outside Zimbabwe ................................................................................................................... 5
14. Registration of birth of adopted child born outside Zimbabwe ........................................................................................... 5
15. Notice of birth of abandoned child ................................................................................................................................................ 5
16. Registration of birth where place or date thereof unknown ................................................................................................. 5
17. Notice of birth given by persons who are not responsible persons ................................................................................... 5
18. Change of name in register ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
19. Re-registration of births of persons born out of wedlock. ..................................................................................................... 7
20. Responsibility for giving notice of death occurring in Zimbabwe ....................................................................................... 7
21. Registration of death occurring outside Zimbabwe of person on duty ............................................................................. 8
22. Notice by person finding exposed body ....................................................................................................................................... 8
23. Duty of registrar in case of death of person not attended by medical practitioner ...................................................... 9
24. Powers of Registrar-General and registrars ................................................................................................................................. 9
25. Registration of birth, still-birth or death after twelve months ............................................................................................. 9
Part IV – General ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
26. Regulations ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
27. Offences and penalties ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
28. Registration of birth or death which occurred before 20.6.1986 ...................................................................................... 11
29. Savings .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
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