Section 15
Section 21 of the principal Act is amended—
of Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act 2017
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 15 of 31
Section 15
(a)
by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1);
(b)
in the renumbered subsection (1)—
(i)
by substituting for the word “three” the word
“seven”;
(ii)
by deleting the words “or the period specified in section 20 whichever be the longer”; and
(iii)
by substituting for the words “subject to such conditions” the words “subject to such fees and conditions”; and
(c)
by inserting after the renumbered subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(2) The Registrar-General may waive, in whole or in part, the fees prescribed for late registration referred to in subsection (1) subject to such criteria and conditions as the Minister may determine.”.