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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act - Births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescription of Forms and Seal) Regulations

LAWS OF TUVALU
2008 REVISED EDITION


CAP. 17.10.1


BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
(PRESCRIPTION OF FORMS AND SEAL)
REGULATIONS


BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT[1]


______________________________________________________________________________


1 Citation


These Regulations may be cited as the Births, Deaths and Marriages (Prescriptions of Forms and Seal) Regulations.


2 Forms


The forms set out in Schedule 1 shall be the forms to be used in the cases to which they refer for the purposes of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act.


3 Seal


The seal described in Schedule 2 shall be the seal of the General Registry Office and an impression of it made with ink by means of a wooden block shall constitute a sufficient sealing.


SCHEDULE 1


FORM 1 [s. 20 (1) (b)]


DECLARATION AS TO STILL-BIRTH


I ............................................., do solemnly and sincerely declare that no medical practitioner or midwife was present at the birth of the child of ..............................., nor has a medical practitioner or midwife examined the body, and that a certificate of a medical practitioner or midwife cannot be obtained, but that the child which was born on the day of , 20 , was not born alive.
Dated the day of , 20 .


................................................

Informant


Before me


..................................................

Magistrate/Island Magistrate


FORM 2 [s. 2.0 (2)]


CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTH


I do hereby certify that I have this ...........day of ..............................................., 20 ......., registered the birth of the child of ................................., which child was not born alive as evidenced by—


*(a) the certificate of


(medical practitioner/midwife)


Dated the day of , 20 .


*(b) the declaration made by


(name of declarant)


Dated the day of , 20 .


.............................................

Registrar for (name of district)


*Delete whichever is not applicable


FORM 3 [s. 21]


CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTH


(District of
)

Name of child


Sex


Date of birth


Date registered


Name of mother


Address at birth


Signature of Registrar


COUNTERFOIL
FORM 4 [s. 30 (1)]


Name of Deceased.........



Age............................
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH
Last seen ......................



Died on .......................

I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended .......................................during the last illness, that such person's age was stated to be that I last saw h.... on the .........day of ................19......., that.......................*died ....................on the .......day of ............. 19........... at .................................and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief the cause of h.... death was as hereunder written.
At...............................



Deceased's Address
*Should the medical attendant feel justified in taking upon himself the responsibility of certifying the fact of death, he may here insert the words* as I am informed"
______________________________________________________

CAUSE OF DEATH

Approximate interval between
onset and death
CAUSE OF DEATH
______________________________________________________

I. Disease or condition directly leading to death†
(a) .................................
due to (or as a consequence of)
.................................
(a) ..............................
due to (or as a consequence of)




Antecendent causes
Morbid conditions, if any giving
rise to the above cause, stating the under-lying conditions last
(b)........................
due to (or as a consequence of)
..................
(b) ..............................
due to (or as a consequence of)
______________________________________________________

II. Other significant conditions contributing to the death, but not related to the disease or condition causing it.
(c)..................................
..................
(c) ...............................

Other significant conditions

...................................
______________________________________________________
†This does not mean the mode of dying e.g., heart failure, asthenis, etc. It means the disease, injury, or complication which caused death
______________________________________________________

Deceased's address
.........
Date, the ..... day of ...........
Signed .........................
Deceased's place of death
.........
Signature ...........................
Date..............................


Registered qualification............





N.B., THIS CERTIFICATE IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR THE USE OF THE REGISTRAR

FORM 5 [s. 30 (2)]


NOTICE OF THE SIGNING OF THE CERTIFICATE OF CAUSE OF DEATH


To:


(Informant)


This is to notify that I have this ...........day of ....................................................., 20, signed the medical certificate of the cause of death of


(name of deceased)


...................................................

Medical Practitioner


FORM 6 [s. 34 (a)]


CERTIFIED COPY OF ENTRIES IN BIRTHS REGISTER


REGISTRATION
Name if
added after
registration



I, ......................................................., do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of entries made by me in the Births Register at .....................(District) for the period 1st .............. to 30/31st ............... 19........†
Extracted this ...............day of ....................19...........

...................................
Registrar
* Quarterly returns to be furnished to the Registrar – General under section 34(a) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriage Registration Ordinance in moths of January/April/July/October as appropriate.
†To be filled in to cover appropriate period of three months, e.g., 1st January to 31st March, 1st April to 30th June, 1st July to 30th September, 1st October to 31st December.
When
and
where
notified



INFORMANT
Name, Occupation
and place of
residence



PARENTS
MOTHER
Birth
Place


Age


Name


FATHER
Previous
ISsue
Living
and
deceased


When
and
where
married


Birth
Place


Age


Occupation


Name


CHILD
Sex



Name



Where
Born
And when
If still-born
State in
this
column



NO.


1.

FORM 7 [s.34(a)]


CERTIFIED COPY OF ENTRIES IN THE DEATHS REGISTER


Issue in order of births, the names and ages


I, ......................................................., do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of entries made by me in the Deaths Register at .....................(District) for the period 1st .............. to 30/31st ............... 19........†
Extracted this ...............day of ....................19...........

...................................
Registrar
* Quarterly returns to be furnished to the Registrar – General under section 34(a) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriage Registration Ordinance in moths of January/April/July/October as appropriate.
†To be filled in to cover appropriate period of three months, e.g., 1st January to 31st March, 1st April to 30th June, 1st July to 30th September, 1st October to 31st December.
Was deceased ever married? If so state when and to whom


Where born and how long in Tuvalu


When buried and where


Name, occupation and place of residence of informants


Name of Mother


Occupation of Father


Name of Father


When he last saw deceased


Medical Practitioner by whom certified


Duration of last illness


Cause of
Death


Age


Sex


Date of
Death and
where it occured


NO.
1.

FORM 8 [s. 34(a)]


CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ENTRIES IN THE MARRIAGES REGISTER


PARTICULARS OF MARRIAGE
Witness of Marriage




I, ......................................................., do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of entries made by me in the Deaths Register at .....................(District) for the period 1st .............. to 30/31st ............... 19........†
Extracted this ...............day of ....................19...........

* Quarterly returns to be furnished to the Registrar – General under section 34(a) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriage Registration Ordinance in moths of January/April/July/October as appropriate.
†To be filled in to cover appropriate period of three months, e.g., 1st January to 31st March, 1st April to 30th June, 1st July to 30th September, 1st October to 31st December.
By whom performed




Place of Marriage




Date of Marriage




PARTICULARS OF PARTIES
Father's name, occupation and place of Birth




Condition




Place of Residence at time of marriage




Age




Occupation




Name
Husband
Wife
Husband
Wife
NO.

1.

FORM 9 [s. 34 (b)]


CERTIFICATE OF NIL RETURN* OF ENTRIES IN THE †BIRTHS, DEATHS AND
MARRIAGES REGISTERS


I,, do hereby certify that no †birth/death/marriage was registered by me in .....................for the period 1st .........................to 30/31st ....................., 20

(District)


.........................................................

Registrar


*To be furnished quarterly.
†Delete whichever is inapplicable.


SCHEDULE 2


[s. 40 (5)]


SEAL OF GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICE


TUVALU

-----------------------------

GENERAL REGISTRY OFFICE


ENDNOTE
___________________
1 LN 56/1968


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