9. Registration of birth in Singapore

The Registrar‑General must register the birth of a child born in Singapore, as soon as practicable after receiving the child’s birth particulars (whether from a responsible person mentioned in section 8(1) or any other person).

The Registrar-General may (at any time during or after the period mentioned in section 8(1)(a)) register a child’s birth despite receiving incomplete birth particulars for the child, if the Registrar-General —

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.

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