STAATSKOERANT, 12 OKTOBER 2018 (b) contains information that is inaccurate or cannot be verified; or (c) amounts to misrepresentation or fraud. No. 41970   23 (4) Where the notice of birth is rejected, the Director-General shall cause the rejected notice to be safely stored as part of the records of the Department. (5) Where it appears to the Director-General that any person has knowingly made any false statement relating to any notice in terms of the Act, he or she must lay a charge or cause a charge to be laid against such person as contemplated in section 31(1)(b) of the Act. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS Notice of birth for children born of South African citizens 3.(1) Any South African citizen must give notice of the birth of his or her child within 30 days of the birth as contemplated in subregulation (3). (2) Where both parents of a child whose birth is sought to be registered in terms of subregulation (1) are deceased, the notice of birth must be made by the next-of-kin or legal guardian of the child. (3) A notice of birth referred to in subregulation (1) must be given by, where possible, both parents to the Director-General on Form DHA–24 illustrated in Annexure 1 and be accompanied by― (a) proof of birth on Form DHA–24/PB illustrated in Annexure 1A attested to by a medical practitioner who— (i) attended to the birth; or (ii) examined the mother or the child after the birth of the child; (b)an affidavit attested to by a South African citizen who witnessed the birth of the child where the birth occurred at a place other than a health institution on Part A5 on Form DHA–24 illustrated in Annexure 1; (c) biometrics, in the form of a palm, foot or fingerprint of the child whose birth is sought to be registered in the appropriate space on Part A4 on Form DHA–24 illustrated in Annexure 1; (d) fingerprints of the parents, which shall be verified online against the national population register: Provided that where the fingerprints cannot be verified online, the full set of fingerprints of the parents shall be taken on Form DHA-24/A illustrated in Annexure 1B; (e) a certified copy of the identity document of the biological or adoptive mother or father or both parents of the child whose birth is sought to be registered, as the case may be; (f) a certified copy of a valid passport and visa or permit, where one parent is a non-South African citizen; (g) where applicable, a certified copy of a death certificate of any deceased parent; 3 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za