Section 16
Registration of objectionable or undesirable names
of Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957
ActIn forceProvision 19 of 52
Section 16
Where it appears to the Registrar that the name of a child sought to be entered in a register of births is objectionable or undesirable he shall refer the matter to the Registrar-General and the Registrar-General may cause such name to be registered or not to be registered as he shall deem fit.