In forceAmendedUpdated to 30 Sep 2026

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Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021 · Updated to 30 Sep 2026 · Part 3 · Births

13. Registration of birth mentioned in section 11

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024.

(1)

The Registrar‑General may, on an application made under section 12, register the birth of a child mentioned in section 11 if —

(a)

the Registrar‑General is satisfied that the applicant mentioned in section 12 has complied with the requirements relating to the application;

(b)

there is no uncertainty or dispute as to the birth particulars for the child or registration of the birth in Singapore;

(c)

the name provided by the applicant for the child complies with section 19(1), and the Registrar‑General does not refuse the name under section 19(2);

(d)

the Registrar‑General is satisfied that the child’s birth is not registered under any corresponding law of a foreign country or territory; and

(e)

the child is in Singapore at the time of registration.

(2)

Despite subsection (1) and section 12, the Registrar‑General may, on the Registrar‑General’s own volition, register the birth of a child mentioned in section 11, at any time during or after the period mentioned in section 12(2)(a), if the Registrar‑General —

(a)

is satisfied that the child’s birth is not registered under any corresponding law of a foreign country or territory; (b)is of the opinion that registration of the child’s birth is necessary —

(i)

where the child is in Singapore — in the interest of the child; or

(ii)

where the child is deceased — to facilitate registration of the child’s death under Part 4 (where applicable); and

(c)

where the birth particulars for the child are incomplete — is of the opinion that the child’s birth is capable of being registered based on the birth particulars available to the Registrar-General at that time.

(3)

Where the Registrar‑General registers a child’s birth under subsection (2) without a name for the child, the Registrar‑General may enter an identifier for the child (in the form the Registrar‑General thinks fit) in the register of births.

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