Hong Kong Ordinances

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

- CHAPTER 174

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation
   3.      Registrar, staff and general register office
   4.      Register forms
   5.      Signed register forms to be recorded in form of digital image
   5A.     Computer record
   6.      Inspection
   7.      Duty of parent or occupier to register birth
   8.      Information respecting living new-born child to be given to a
           registrar
   9.      Registration of births, certificates of birth
   10.     Duty of registrar to procure registration of births
   11.     Signed register forms or certified copies of signed register forms
           to be sent to general register office
   12.     Registration of father of illegitimate child
   12A.    Re-registration of father of illegitimate child
   12B.    Re-registration after declaration of parentage or legitimacy
   12C.    Re-registration after parental order in favour of gamete donors
   12D.    Supply of copy of previous entry requires Registrar's consent
   13.     Registration of name of child or of alteration of name
   14.     Information of death to be given in various cases to registrar,
           etc.
   15.     Duty of registrars to procure registration of deaths
   16.     Restriction on removal of dead body
   17.     Issue of certificate of registration of death or of certificate of
           order for burial
   18.     Burial of deceased child as still-born, etc.
   19.     Notice where coffin contains more than one body
   20.     Provisions as to certificates of cause of death
   21.     Investigation of cause of death and of correctness of death
           certificate
   22.     Searches on entries, certified copies, fees, etc.
   23.     Shortened form of birth certificate
   24.     Official seal
   25.     Breach
   26.     (Repealed)
   27.     Correction of errors in register
   28.     Penalty
   29.     Forms and power to make order and amend the Schedules
   30.     Registers formerly kept under former Ordinances
   31.     Power to alter fees
   32.     Disposal of documents when recorded in form of digital image
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2


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