Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021(No. 17 of 2021)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ADMINISTRATION
3 Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths
4 Registrars, deputies and assistants
5 Registration officers
6 Delegation to registration officers
Part 3 BIRTHS
Division 1 — Birth in Singapore
7 Report of birth in Singapore
8 Responsibility to provide birth particulars
9 Registration of birth in Singapore
Division 2 — Birth in conveyance bound for Singapore
10 Report of birth in aircraft, vessel or train bound for Singapore
11 Application of sections 12 and 13
12 Application for registration of birth mentioned in section 11
13 Registration of birth mentioned in section 11
Division 3 — Registration of birth in other cases and related matters
14 Registration or re‑registration of birth of adopted child
15 Re‑registration of birth of person legitimated by Legitimacy Act 1934
16 Birth registration and Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013
17 Re‑registration of birth in relation to Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013
18 Re‑registration of birth of person legitimated by Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013
Division 4 — Name in register of births
19 Name in register of births
20 Child’s name omitted during birth registration
21 Alteration of child’s name in register of births
Part 4 DEATHS
Division 1 — Death in Singapore
22 Report of death in Singapore
23 Duties of medical practitioner who receives report of death under section 22(3)
24 Registration of death in Singapore
25 Registration of reportable death in Singapore without Coroner’s certificate
Division 2 — Death outside Singapore
26 Report of death in aircraft, vessel or train bound for Singapore
27 Registration of death in conveyance reported under section 26
28 Registration of death of Singapore citizen or permanent resident outside Singapore
29 Registration of death under Coroner’s certificate
Division 3 — Related matters
30 Coroner’s certificate issued after death registration
31 Duty to report death under other written law not affected
Part 5 STILLBIRTHS
Division 1 — Stillbirth in Singapore
32 Report of stillbirth in Singapore
33 Duties of medical practitioner who receives report of stillbirth under section 32(3)
34 Registration of stillbirth in Singapore
Division 2 — Stillbirth in conveyance bound for Singapore
35 Report of stillbirth in aircraft, vessel or train bound for Singapore
36 Registration of stillbirth in conveyance reported under section 35
Part 6 REGISTERS AND RELATED MATTERS
37 Registers
38 Alteration of record in register
39 Correction of clerical error in record in register
40 Correction of error of fact or substance in record in register
41 Cancellation of registration
Part 7 INFORMATION AND RELATED MATTERS
42 Power to obtain information
43 Form and manner of information, etc.
Part 8 INVESTIGATIONS, GENERAL OFFENCES AND RELATED MATTERS
44 Taking possession of false or invalid documents
45 Powers of search, etc.
46 Powers of investigation
47 Authorised registration officer to produce evidence of identity and authority
48 False or misleading statement or information
49 Offences relating to register
50 Offences relating to certificates or extracts
51 Obstruction
52 Offences by corporations
53 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
54 Jurisdiction of courts
55 Composition of offences
Part 9 MISCELLANEOUS
56 Police officer’s functions or powers under other written law
57 Authorisation to provide information, etc., on behalf of person
58 Payments into Consolidated Fund
59 Service of documents
60 Exemption
61 Regulations
62 Repeal
63 Saving and transitional provisions
Part 10 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
64 Amendment of Adoption of Children Act 1939
65 Amendment of Infectious Diseases Act 1976
66 Amendment of Legitimacy Act 1934
67 Amendment of Merchant Shipping Act 1995
68 Amendment of National Registration Act 1965
69 Amendment of Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013