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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT

(G.O. Ms. No. 21/LAS/A5/2021, Puducherry, dated 05th July 2021)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Registration

of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and with the approval of the Government

of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar-General of

India at New Delhi, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to

make the following Amendment to the Puducherry Registration of Births

and Deaths Rules, 1999 notified vide G.O. Ms. No. 172/LAS/99-2000,

dated 29th December, 1999 of the Local Administration Secretariat,

Government of Puducherry and published in Part-II of the Extraordinary

Gazette No. 53, dated 30th December, 1999, namely:-

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AMENDMENT

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called

as the Puducherry Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment)

Rules, 2021.

(ii) These rules shall come into force on the date of their

publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 10.— In the Puducherry Registration of

Births and Deaths Rules, 1999 in rule 10, for the existing sub-rule (1),

the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“Period for the purpose of section 14 - (1) Where the birth of

any child had been registered without a name, the parent or guardian of

such child shall, within 12 months from the date of registration of the

birth of child, give information regarding the name of the child to the

Registrar either orally or in writing:

Provided that if, the information is given after the aforesaid

period of twelve months which shall be reckoned as under.

(i) in case where the registration had been made prior to the

date of commencement of the principal rule, further five years

period from the date of commencement of the rule [i.e., Puducherry

Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2021]

shall be given; or

(ii) In case, where the registration had been made after the

date of commencement of the principal rule and 15 years period

from date of registration has already been lapsed, they shall also

be given 5 years period from the date of commencement of this

rule [i.e., Puducherry Registration of Births and Deaths

(Amendment) Rules, 2021]. In respect of those cases, where 15 years

period from the date of registration has not yet been lapsed,

they shall be allowed to avail the 15 years period; or

(iii) In case, where the registration is made after the date of

commencement of the Registration of Births and Deaths

(Amendment) Rules, 2021, the period of 15 years from the date

of such registration, subject to the provisions of sub-section (4)

of section 23 with fine,

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the Registrar shall –

(iv) If, the Register is in his possession forthwith enter the

name in the relevant column of the concerned Form in the

Birth Register on payment of a late fee of rupees fifty.

(v) If, the Register is not in his possession and if, the

information is given orally, make a report giving necessary

particulars and if, the information is given in writing, forward

the same to the officer specified by the State Government in this

behalf for making the necessary entry on payment of a late fee

of rupees fifty.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

GIDDI BALARAM,

Under Secretary to Government

(Local Administration).

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