(4) (5) 12. (1) (2) 13. (1) (2) 14. (1) (2) (3) (4) 15. (1) The Director-General must, in respect of each notice received in terms of this regulation, determine the citizenship of the parents in accordance with the provisions of the South African Citizenship Act, and if one of the parents is a South African citizen, register the birth in terms of section 5(2) of the Act and issue a birth certificate to the parents. Any person who, in terms of section 6 of the South African Citizenship Act, has lost and subsequently applied for resumption of his or her South African citizenship and requires his or her child to be registered in terms of this regulation, must give such notice in the Republic. Notice of birth of child born out of wedlock A notice of birth of a child born out of wedlock shall be made by the mother of the child on Form DHA-24 illustrated in Annexure 1A or Form DHA-24/LRB illustrated in Annexure 1A, whichever applicable. The person who acknowledges that he is the father of the child born out of wedlock must (a) enter his particulars and sign on Part D of Form DHA-24 illustrated in Annexure 1A or on Part D of Form DHA-24/LRB illustrated in Annexure 1B, as the case may be, at the offices of the Department and in the presence of an official of the Department as contemplated in section 10(1)(b) of the Act; (b) submit an affidavit on Form DHA-288/C illustrated in Annexure 2D in which he (i) states his relationship to the mother; and (ii) acknowledges paternity of the child; and (c) have his fingerprints verified online against the national population register: Provided that in the event of the father being a non-South African citizen, he must submit a certified copy of his valid passport and visa or permit, permanent residents identity document or refugee identity document. Amendment of birth registration of child born out of wedlock An application for an amendment of birth registration referred to in section 11(1) of the Act shall be made on Form DHA-59 illustrated in Annexure 7. The Director-General must upon the approval of the application contemplated in subregulation (1), amend the registration of the birth and issue a new birth certificate in accordance with the said application. Application for insertion of unmarried father's particulars in birth register of child born out of wedlock An application for the insertion of the father's particulars in terms of section 11(4) of the Act shall be made on Form DHA-1682 illustrated in Annexure 6. An application contemplated in subregulation (1) made by a person who is a non-South African citizen shall be accompanied by original paternity test results, not older than 3 months, from an institution designated by the Director-General confirming that such person is the biological father of the child. The Director-General must authenticate the veracity of the information furnished to him or her in respect of the application contemplated in subregulation (1) before approving the application. Upon approval of the application, the Director-General must record the particulars of the person as the father of the child on the birth register of the child and issue to such person (a) a birth certificate on Form DHA-5 illustrated in Annexure 4; or (b) an acknowledgement of receipt on Form DHA-25 illustrated in Annexure 3, if, for any reason, the birth certificate cannot be issued immediately. Alteration of particulars of registered father of child born out of wedlock Any person who requires to alter the particulars of a father whose particulars already appear in the birth register of a child as the father as contemplated in sections 10(1)(b) and 11(4) of the Act, shall submit an application on Form DHA-1682 illustrated in Annexure 6, supported by conclusive proof contemplated in subregulation (2). 18

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