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- The birth of every child is to be registered in the district where the birth occurred.
- There is no de jure or defacto discrimination between mothers and fathers in the registration process. The fathers name is entered even if the parents are not married.
- It is the duty of the father and mother to report the birth of a child for registration. In the case of the death or the incapacity of the father and mother, one of the following persons is allowed by law to report the birth for registration.
- The ownerofthe premises in which the child is born.
- Aperson presentatthe birth.
- A person having charge of the child to furnish the prescribed particulars for registration.
- The informant will be required to produce evidence of birth, such as a clinical weighing card.
- A Registration Assistant administers a questionnaire, (the Birth Report Form "A") to the informant. Information thereby collected is recorded in the register of births following which a birth certificate is issued.
- The birth should be registered, free of charge, within 12 months of occurrence. Registration outside this period attracts a prescribed fee. (Prior to 16th June 2003, when the Day of the African Child was marked, the free registration period was 21 days after birth. To serve as an added incentive for the public to register the births of their children, the Registry obtained the consent of Cabinet to extend the free period for registration to 12 months after birth.
The law establishing birth registration makes provision for late registration of births. It however, stipulates that the birth shall not be registered after the expiration of 12 months from the date of birth except with the written authority of the Registrar of Births and Deaths and upon payment ofthe prescribed fee. - The parent or child can apply for a certified copy of entry in the Register of births any time the need arises.
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