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                                           ==== CHAPTER III -

                     REGISTRATION OF BRTHS AND DEATHS ====

8. Persons required to register births and deaths.-' (1) It shall be the duty of the persons specified below to give or cause to be given, either orally or in writing, according to the best of their knowledge and belief, within such time as may be prescribed, information to the Registrar of the several particulars required to be entered in the forms prescribed by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 16

(a) In respect of births and deaths in a house, whether residential or non-residential, not being any place referred to in clauses (b) to (e), the head of the house or, in case more than one household live in the house, the head of the household, the head being the person, who is so recognised by the house or the household, and if he is not present in the house at any time during the period within which the birth or death has to be reported, the nearest relative of the head present in the house, and in the absence of any such person, the oldest adult male person present therein during the said period;

(b) In respect of births and deaths in a hospital, health centre, maternity or nursing home or other like institution, the medical officer in charge or any person authorised by him in this behalf;

(c) In respect of births and deaths in a jail, the jailor in charge,

(d) In respect of births and deaths in a choultry, chattram, hostel, dharmasala, boardinghouse, lodging-house, tavern, barrack, toddy shop or place of public resort, the person in charge thereof;

(e) In respect of any new-born child or dead body found deserted in a public place, the head man or other corresponding officer of the village in the case of a village and the officer in charge of the local police station elsewhere:

Provided that any person who finds such child or dead body, or in whose charge such child or dead body may be placed, shall notify such fact to the headman or officer aforesaid;

(f) In any other place, such person as may be prescribed.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government, having regard to the conditions obtaining in a registration division, may by order require that for such period as may be specified in the order, any person specified by the State Government by designation in this behalf, shall give or cause to be given information regarding births and deaths in a house referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) instead of the persons specified in that clause.

9. Special provision regarding births and deaths in a plantation.- In the case of births and deaths in a plantation, the Superintendent of the plantation shall give or cause to be given to the Registrar the information referred to in section 8:

Provided that the persons referred to in clauses (a) to (f) of sub-section (1) of Section 8 shall furnish the necessary particulars to the superintendent of the plantation.

Explanation:- In this section, the expression "Plantation" means land not less than four hectares in extent which is being prepared for the production of, or actually produces, tea, Coffee, pepper, rubber, cardamom, cinchona or such other products as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette specify and the expression "superintendent of the plantation" means the person having the charge or supervision of the labourers and Work in the plantation, whether called a manager, Superintendent or by any other name.

10. Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths and to certify cause of death.- (1) It shall be the duty of

(i) The midwife or any other medical or health attendant at a birth or death,

(ii) The keeper or the owner of a place set apart for the disposal of dead bodies or any person required by a local authority to be present at such place, or

ഈ താൾ 2018 -ലെ പഞ്ചായത്ത് റെപ്പോ നിർമ്മാണം യജ്ഞത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി സൃഷ്ടിച്ചതാണ്.