Any of the following persons may give notice of a birth, namely:—
(a) the father or mother of the child;
(b) any person present at the birth;
(c) any person occupying, at the time of the birth, any part of the house wherein the child was born and having knowledge of the child having been born in the house;
(d) any medical practitioner in attendance after the birth and having personal knowledge of birth occurred;
(e) any person having charge of the child.
(a) the father or mother of the child;
(b) any person present at the birth;
(c) any person occupying, at the time of the birth, any part of the house wherein the child was born and having knowledge of the child having been born in the house;
(d) any medical practitioner in attendance after the birth and having personal knowledge of birth occurred;
(e) any person having charge of the child.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Extent.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Saving of local laws.Section 5 · Powers exercisable from time to timeSection 6 · Establishment of general registry offices and appointment of Registrars General.Section 7 · Indexes to be kept at general registry office.Section 8 · Indexes to be open to inspection.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.