Is Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill still in force?

Yes — Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill is currently in force.

How many clauses does Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill have?

Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill contains 2 clauses.

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Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill

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Type: Bill
Status: In force
Enacted: 1979
Sections: 2

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About this bill

Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 21 1979, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1979.

Clause 1

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 1979.

Clause 2

Amendment of section 10

Section 10 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(1) Any surname of a child to be entered in respect of the registration of the birth of the child shall be that of the father of the child; but where the child is illegitimate and the father is not an informant of the birth, the surname, if any, shall be that of the mother of the child.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) thereof, the following subsections: —“(3) Where before the commencement of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 1979, the father of an illegitimate child was an informant of the birth of the child and —

(a)

the joint surname of both parents of the child; or

(b)

the surname of the mother of the child,has been entered in a register of births as having been given to the child, the registrar having the custody of the register shall, upon an application being made in accordance with subsection (4) of this section, forthwith enter in the register the surname of the father as having been given to that child, without making any erasure of the original entry.(4) An application for the surname of the father of an illegitimate child to be entered in a register of births as having been given to the child shall —

(a)

be made in the prescribed form by any parent or guardian of the child or, where the child has attained twenty-one years of age, by himself; and

(b)

be accompanied by the prescribed fee.”.

Common questions

What is Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill?: Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 21 1979, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1979.
Is Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill still in force?: Yes — Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill is currently in force.
When did Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill take effect?: Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill was first recorded in 1979.
How many clauses does Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill have?: Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill contains 2 clauses.
Where can I read the official version of Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill?: The official text of Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.