Singapore legislation

Section 29

of Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1937

Section 29

Rules

Amended by16/2013

(1)

The Minister may make rules in respect of all or any of the following matters:

(a)

the form of the registers and the manner in which the registers are to be kept;

(b)

the forms of any certificates, notices, or other documents required for the purpose of carrying out this Act;

(c)

the fees to be collected under this Act and the conditions under which and the persons by whom the collection of such fees may be waived in whole or in part;

(d)

the making of searches and the giving of certified copies;

(e)

the custody of the registers and other documents connected with the business of registration;

(f)

any other matters which are required to be prescribed as to which it is expedient to make rules for carrying into effect the objects of this Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make rules for the registration or re‑registration, as the case may be, of the birth of a child to whom the Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 applies, including the particulars of the parents of the child and the legitimation of the child under that Act.

Amended by16/2013

(3)

Such rules shall be published in the Gazette.