Panaji, 31st December, 2024 (Pausa 10, 1946)

SERIES I No. 39

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Planning

Directorate of Planning, Statistics & Evaluation

Office of the Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths

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Notification

DPSE/RBD/167/2023-Amendment/2023/2143

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 30 of the Registration of Births and

Deaths Act, 1969 (Central Act No. 18 of 1969),

the Government of Goa, with the approval of

the Central Government, hereby makes the

following rules so as to further amend the

Goa Registration of Births and Deaths Rules,

1999, namely:—

Short title and commencement.— (1) These

rules may be called the Goa Registration of

Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of

their publication in the Official Gazette.

Amendment of rule 5.— In rule 5 of the Goa

Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 1999

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal

Rules”), for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule

shall be substituted, namely:—

“(1) The information required to be given

to the Registrar under section 8 or section

EXTRAORDINARY

9, as the case may be, shall be in Form Nos.

1, 1A, 2 and 3 for the registration of a birth,

birth of an adopted child, death and still

birth respectively, hereinafter to be

collectively called the reporting forms.

Information, if given orally, shall be entered

by the Registrar in the appropriate

reporting forms, and the signature/thumb

impression of the informant obtained.”.

Substitution of rule 7.— In the principal

Rules, for rule 7, the following rule shall be

substituted, namely:—

“7. Form of certificate under sub-sections

(2) and (3) of section 10.— The certificate

as to the cause of death, including the

history of illness, if any, required under

sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 10 shall

be issued in Form No. 4 and 4A respectively

and the Registrar shall, after making

necessary entries in the register of births

and deaths, forward all such certificates to

the Chief Registrar or the officer specified

by him in this behalf, by the 10th of the

month immediately following the month to

which the certificates relate.”.

Substitution of rule 8.— In the principal

Rules, for rule 8, the following rule shall be

substituted, namely:—

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“8. Certificate of registration of births or

deaths to be given under section 12.— (1)

The certificate of birth or death extracted

from the register relating to births or deaths

to be given to an informant, electronically

or otherwise, under section 12 shall be in

Form No. 5 or Form No. 6, as the case

may be.

(2) In the case of domiciliary events of births

and deaths, as the case may be, referred to in

clauses (a), (aa), (ab) and (ac) of sub-section

(1) of section 8 which are reported directly to

the Registrar of Births and Deaths, the head

of the house or household, as the case may

be, or, in his absence, the nearest relative of

the head present in the house, or, in his

absence, the oldest adult person present, the

adoptive parents, the parent, and the

biological parent, as the case may be, may

obtain electronically or otherwise, the

certificate of birth or death from the Registrar

within thirty days of its reporting.

(3) In the case of domiciliary events of births

and deaths referred to in clause (a) of

sub-section (1) of section 8 which are reported

by persons specified by the Government under

sub-section (2) of the said section, the person

so specified shall transmit, electronically or

otherwise, the certificate received from the

Registrar of Births and Deaths to the

concerned head of the house or house hold,

as the case may be, or in his absence, the

nearest relative of the head present in the

house or, in his absence, the oldest adult

person present, within thirty days of its issue

by the Registrar.

(4) In the case of institutional events of births

and deaths, as the case may be, referred to in

clauses (b) to (e) of sub-section (1) of section

8, the nearest relative of the new born or

deceased may obtain, electronically or

otherwise, the certificate from the officer or

person incharge of the institution concerned

within thirty days of the occurrence of the

event of birth or death, as the case may be.

(5) If the certificate of birth or death is not

collected by the concerned person as referred

to in sub-rules (2) to (4) within the period

stipulated therein, the Registrar or the Officer

or person incharge of the concerned

institution as referred to in sub-rule (4) shall

transmit the same to the concerned family by

post within fifteen days of the expiry of the

aforesaid period.”.

Substitution of rule 9.— In the principal

Rules, for rule 9, the following rule shall be

substituted, namely:—

“9. Authority for delayed registration and

fee payable therefor.— (1) Any birth or death

of which information is given to the

Registrar after the expiry of the period

specified in rule 5, but within thirty days of

its occurrence, shall be registered on

payment of a late fee of twenty rupees.

(2) Any birth or death of which delayed

information is given to the Registrar after

thirty days but within one year of its

occurrence, shall be registered only with

the written permission of the District

Registrar or the officer prescribed in this

behalf and on payment of a late fee of fifty

rupees and on production of self-attested

document, electronically or otherwise, in

Form No. 14.

(3) Any birth or death of which delayed

information is given to the Registrar after

one year of its occurrence, shall be

registered only on an Order made by a

District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional

Magistrate or by an Executive Magistrate

authorised by the District Magistrate,

having jurisdiction over the area where the

birth or death has taken place and on

payment of a late fee of one hundred

rupees.”.

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Amendment of rule 12.— In rule 12 of the

principal Rules, for the expression “Forms

No.1, 2, and 3”, the expression “Form Nos. 1,

1A, 2 and 3” shall be substituted.

Substitution of rule 13.— In the principal

Rules, for rule 13, the following rule shall be

substituted, namely:—

“13. Fees and postal charges payable

under section 17— (1) The fees payable for

a search to be made, a certificate of birth or

death or a non-availability certificate to be

issued under section 17, electronically or

otherwise, shall be as follows:

Rupees

(a) Search for a single entry in

the first year for which the

search is made

(b) For every additional year

for which the search is

continued

relating to each Birth or Death

(d) For granting non-availability

certificate of Birth or Death

(2) Any such certificate on the basis of

extract from the register relating to birth or

death shall be issued under section 17, by the

Registrar or the officer authorised by the

Government in this behalf, in Form No. 5 or, as

the case may be, in Form No.6 and shall be

certified as provided under section 75 of the

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No.

47 of 2023).

(3) If any particular event of birth or death

is not found registered, the Registrar shall

issue a non-availability certificate in Form

No.10.

(4) Any such certificate or non-availability

certificate may be furnished to the person

asking for it or sent to him by post on payment

of the postal charges therefor.”.

Amendment of rule 16.— In rule 16 of the

principal Rules, for sub-rule (2), the following

sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—

“(2) Any such offence may be compounded

on payment of such sum, not exceeding two

hundred and fifty rupees for offences under

sub-sections (1), (2) and (4), fifty rupees for

offences under sub-section (3), and one

thousand rupees in respect of each birth or

death for offences under sub-sections (1A) and

(4A) of section 23, as the said officer may think

fit.”.

Insertion of new rule 16A.— After rule 16 of

the principal Rules, the following rule shall be

inserted, namely:––

“16A. Appeal.— An appeal under sub-section

(1) of section 25A shall be preferred in Form

No. 15.”.

Amendment of rule 17.— In rule 17 of the

principal Rules,— (i) for sub-rule (2), the

following sub-rule shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(2) The permission granted under sub-

-section (2) of section 13 and the orders issued

under sub-section (3) of section 13 for delayed

registration received by the Registrar, shall

form an integral part of the birth register,

death register and still birth register and shall

not be destroyed.”.

(ii) in sub-rule (3), for the expression “sub-

-section (3)”, the expression “sub-sections (2)

and (3)” shall be substituted.

11. Substitution of Form No.1.— In the

principal Rules, for Form No.1, the following

form shall be substituted, namely:—

20.00

50.00

25.00.