Section 23
Duties of Tua Kampong, etc.
of Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance, 1958
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(1)
Every Tua Kampong, Tuai Rumah and Chinese headman shall obtain information of every birth, still-birth and death within their respective areas, and also information respecting the father and mother of every child born in their area, and respecting the occupier of any house in their area in which any birth, still-birth or death happens, and give notice thereof to the Registrar or any Deputy
Registrar of the District.
(2)
Any Tua Kampong, Tuai Rumah or Chinese headman who knows such particulars and wilfully omits or neglects to give notice thereof to the proper Registrar or Deputy Registrar shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of one hundred ringgit.
[Am. Ord. No. 16/57]