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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act - Registrar General's Births Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1995

LAWS OF TONGA

Regulation 1

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1995

GS 1 of 1995

BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT

[5th January 1995]

BY THE POWERS given me under section 5 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (Cap 42) I hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Registrar General’s Births Deaths & Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1995.

2.

(a). All applications to transfer a birth registration from the Non Tongan to the Tongan Register shall be submitted to the Registrar General.

(b). Application to register a Tongan birth where the applicant has been registered as a national of a country other than Tonga shall be submitted to the Registrar General.

(c). Such transfer of registration or new registration shall be made only on the written order of the Registrar General.

3.

(a). Applications under the preceding regulation shall be in writing addressed to the Registrar General.

(b). Such application shall be supported by an affidavit sworn by the applicant stating:

(i). the place and date of birth of the applicant;

(ii). the place and date of birth of the applicant's mother and father if known;

(iii). the place or places where the applicant's birth was registered and the reasons why;

(iv). the reasons why the applicant considers his birth should be registered in the Tongan Register.

(c). Where possible the birth certificates of the applicant and his parents and any other supporting documents shall be exhibited to the affidavit.

Made in Nuku'alofa this 5th day of January, 1995

GORDON WARD
Registrar General