Births, Deaths, etc. (Compulsory Registration) Act, 1992 🇳🇬

Nigeria

Preface

1. Compulsory registration of births, deaths, etc.

2. Appointment of Registrar‐General

Subsection (1)

Subsection (2)

3. Appointment of Chief Registrar

4. Appointment of Deputy Chief Registrar

Subsection (1)

Subsection (2)

5. Appointment of registrars and other staff

6. Establishment of registration centres

Subsection (1)

Subsection (2)

Part II – Registration of births

7. Registration of births in Nigeria

8. Persons responsible for registering births

9. Persons to give information concerning a birth

10. Time limit for registration

11. Registration of name subsequent to registration of birth

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Part III – Registration of deaths

17. Particulars of death to be registered

18. Information concerning death

19. Medical certificate of death

20. When certificate is issued by coroner

21. Registration of death free of charge

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Part IV – Returns of births, deaths, etc., by certain bodies

24. Information about deaths to be furnished by registrars of professional bodies

25. Armed forces

26. Department in Health Ministries responsible for statistics

27. Passengers list to be transmitted to Registrar‐General

28. Returns of births and deaths in Nigerian ships

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Part V – Registration of customary marriages or divorces

30. Registration of customary marriages

31. Register of marriages and divorces

32. Abstract to be sent to the Registrar‐General

33. Registers and records to be deposited with the Registrar‐General

34. Application of certain provisions of the Marriage Act

Part VI – Returns by registrars, etc.

35. Returns to be made by registrar

36. Quarterly returns by Deputy Chief Registrar

37. Quarterly returns by Chief Registrars

38. Annual reports

39. Entry in register as evidence of birth or death

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Part VII – Miscellaneous

42. Delivery up of books, etc., on ceasing to hold office

43. Provision of register boxes

44. Registrar‐General, etc., public officers

45. Power to compound offences

Part VIII – Offences, etc.

46. Offences

47. Penalty for forging certificates, etc.

48. Penalties for failure to give information

49. Regulations

50. Interpretation

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Schedule*

Births, Deaths, etc. (Compulsory Registration) Act, 1992

Published in Official Gazette supplement
Commenced on 14 December 1992
[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2002.]

An Act to provide for the registration of births, deaths, etc., and for matters connected therewith.

1. Compulsory registration of births, deaths, etc.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment relating to the registration of births and deaths, the registration of births and deaths shall as from the commencement of this Act, be compulsory in all cases and shall be effected as provided under the provisions of this Act.

2. Appointment of Registrar‐General

(1)There shall be appointed by the National Population Commission (in this Act referred to as "the Commission") a person to be known as the Registrar‐General who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed under or pursuant to this Act.

(2)The Registrar‐General may issue such general directions regarding registration of births a…

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Births, Deaths, etc. (Compulsory Registration) Act, 1992

1. Compulsory registration of births, deaths, etc.

2. Appointment of Registrar‐General

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