Births and Deaths Registration Act 1874

1. Introductory Text

2. Registration of Births

   1. 1. Information concerning birth to be given to registrar within forty-two days

   2. 2. Requisition by registrar of information concerning birth from qualified, informant after forty-two days

   3. 3. Information respecting finding new-born child to be given to registrar

   4. 4. Duty of registrar to, ascertain and register birth gratis

   5. 5. Registry after expiration of three months from birth

   6. 6. Registry of birth out of the sub-district in case of removal

   7. 7. Saving for father of illegitimate child

   8. 8. Registration of name of child or of alteration of name

3. Registration of Deaths

   1. 9. Registry of death and cause of death

   2. 10. Information concerning death where deceased dies in a house

   3. 11. Information concerning death where deceased dies not in a house

   4. 12. Notice preliminary to information

   5. 13. Requisition by registrar of information concerning death from qualified informant

   6. 14. Duty of registrar to register death gratis

   7. 15. Death not to be registered after twelve months

   8. 16. Furnishing of information by coroner

4. Burials

   1. 17. Coroner's order and registrar's certificate for burial

   2. 18. Burial of deceased children as still-born

   3. 19. Notice where coffin contains more than one body

5. Certificates of Cause of Death

   1. 20. Regulations as to certificates of cause of death

6. Superintendent Registrars and Registrars

   1. 21. Alteration of registrars districts

   2. 22. Extension of 7 Will. 4. & 1 Vict. c. 22. ss. 10 and 11, to all unions

   3. 23. Prosecution by superintendent registrar

   4. 24. Appointment of deputy by superintendent registrar and registrar

   5. 25. Interim registrars

   6. 26. Residence, office, and station of registrar and deputy registrar in sub-district

   7. 27. Fees of superintendent registrars and registrars

   8. 28. Returns of registrars to sanitary authorities

   9. 29. Certificates of birth for - purposes of school boards and of public elementary schools

   10. 30. Certificate of birth haying been registered

   11. 31. Remuneration of registrars

   12. 32. Supply of forms and making of indexes

   13. 33. Providing of register offices and fireproof repositories

   14. 34. Each of united unions to contribute to expense of registration office

   15. 35. Penalty for omission to register or loss of registers

7. Correction of Errors

   1. 36. Correction of errors in registers

8. Registration of Births and Deaths at Sea

   1. 37. Registration of births and deaths at sea

9. Miscellaneous

   1. 38. Register when not evidence

   2. 39. Penalty for not giving information, complying with requisition, &c

   3. 40. Penalty for false statements, &c

   4. 41. Sending certificates, &c. by post

   5. 42. Explanation of 6 & 7 W. 4. c. 86. ss. 36, 37

   6. 43. Use of forms

   7. 44. Power of Local Government Board and Registrar General to alter forms in schedules under 6 & 7 W. 4. c. 86., and make regulations

   8. 45. Recovery of penalties

   9. 46. Time for prosecution of offence

   10. 47. Particulars required to be registered concerning birth or death

   11. 48. Interpretation

   12. 49. Definition of registrar and superintendent registrar

   13. 50. Commencement

   14. 51. Extent of Act

   15. 52. Construction of Act with 6 & 7 W. 4. c. 86., and 7 W. 4. & 1 Vict. c. 22., and 21 & 22 Vict. c. 25., and short title

   16. 53. Short title

10. Repeal

    1. 54. Repeal of Acts in schedule

11. SCHEDULES.

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

       FORMS

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

       1. Fees to Registrars and Superintendent Registrars

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

       1. Births and Deaths Registration Acts

    4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

       1. Particulars to be registered by Captain of a Ship concerning a Birth at Sea

       2. Particulars to be registered by Captain of a Ship concerning a Death at Sea

    5. FIFTH SCHEDULE