(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).
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