THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1969
“REGISTRATION OF BIRTH IS A RIGHT OF EVERY CHILD. IT IS THE FIRST LEGAL DOCUMENT CONFIRMING IDENTITY OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL”
The documentation of births is a practice widely held throughout human civilization, specially in China , Egypt , Greece , Rome , and Persia
The Indian Civil Registration System was first introduced in the last century as an aid to the Public Health Administration. Registration under this system was voluntary and the various provinces and states had different legislations and there was lack of standardization of concepts, definitions and classifications. After the enactment of RBD Act in 1969, a uniform piece of legislation, replaced all the diverse laws.
How to register birth:
- In Kerala the time limit prescribed for reporting the birth and Death events is within twenty one days of its occurrence.
- Persons required to register births and deaths: In respect of births and deaths in a house, the head of the house and in the absence of any such person, the oldest adult male person present therein during the said period.
- In respect of births and deaths in a hospital the medical officer in charge or any person authorized by him in his behalf
- In respect of a birth or death in a moving vehicle, the person in charge of the vehicle shall give information at the first place of halt.
- Delayed Registration:Any birth or death of which information is given to the Registrar after the expiry of 21 days but within thirty days of its occurrence, shall be registered on payment of late fee Rs.2/-
- Any births or deaths which delayed information is given to the Registrar after 30 days but within one year of its occurrence shall be registered only with the written permission of the District registrar and on payment of the prescribed late fee Rs.5/- and the production of an affidavit made before a notary public or gazetted officer
- Any birth or death which has not been registered within one year of its occurrence shall be registered only on an order made by a magistrate of the first class or Presidency Magistrate after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of the late fee Rs.10/-
- Registration of name of child:Where the birth of any child has been registered without a name, the parent or guardian of such child shall give information within one year regarding the name of the child to the registrar.
- Application affixed with court fee stamp worth Rs.5/- has to be submitted in the local body institution (panchayat/municipality/corporation/cantonment office) where the event took place. Father and mother should sign in the application form for registering name of the child.
- Fee for birth certificate is Rs.5/-. Late fee for regestering name after one year of birth registration is Rs.5/- and search fee for one year is Rs.2 ( total Rs.12/-)
- Attested copy of SSLC book/ extract of school admission register.
- Affidavit signed by parents showing order of birth of all children.
- If the difference of date of birth in school certificate and actual date of birth is more than ten months, documents to prove date of birth of all the children should be attached.
- Stamp paper of Rs.10/- in the name of applicant.
- ID proof of parents.
