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

19. Name in register of births

(1)

The name of a person to be entered in the register of births or, where the person’s name in the register is to be altered, the person’s altered name to be entered in the register —

(a)

must be in a form expressed in characters in the modern English alphabet;

(b)

may include a permitted character; and

(c)

must not exceed the number of characters permitted in the electronic form of the register for the entry of a name.

(2)

The Registrar‑General may refuse to enter or alter a person’s name in the register if the name or altered name (as the case may be) —

(a)

contains anything that represents or resembles a title, a rank or an award;

(b)

where the name or altered name (as the case may be) adopts a patronymic or matronymic naming system to signify lineage — includes any expression or abbreviation (for the purposes of that naming system) that does not correspond to the child’s sex entered or to be entered in the register;

(c)

is obscene or offensive; or

(d)

is contrary to the public interest.

(3)

[Deleted by Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

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