Section 9
Information as to births, still-births and deaths
of Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance, 1958
—
(1)
Every Deputy Registrar shall inform himself carefully of every birth, still-birth and death occurring in his area, and shall forward particulars of the same in the prescribed form to the Registrar of the District, who shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (4)
and after making such verification thereof as he may deem necessary, forward such particulars in the prescribed form to a Senior Registrar for registration:
Provided that, if the Deputy Registrar is unable for any reason to complete the prescribed form, he shall record and forward such particulars in such manner as the Registrar may direct.
(2)
In cases of death, the Registrar or Deputy Registrar, or some other officer authorized by a Registrar for the purpose of this subsection, shall, if practicable, personally inspect the corpse and make inquiries among the persons present at the death, unless the fact and cause of death is certified by a medical practitioner in the prescribed form.
8
(3)
Every Deputy Registrar shall forward to the Registrar at intervals of not more than one month, or such longer period as the
Registrar may with respect to any particular area permit, reports of births, still-births and deaths registered within his area, setting forth, when possible, the name, residence, age, sex, nationality, race and occupation of each deceased person, the period of continuous residence in the District and last place of residence before arrival in the District of such deceased person, as well as the duration of illness, the date and cause of death, the name and qualification of the medical practitioner certifying the same and such other particulars as may be prescribed.
(4)
A Registrar may direct either generally or specially that, in lieu of all or any of the reports required by this section being forwarded to him, they shall be delivered to such person and at such place as he may specify.