Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
Regulation 14
Extract from record in register of births — application by eligible person
Subregulation 1
An eligible person (called in this regulation the applicant) for another person (called in this regulation the subject person) may apply to the Registrar‑General for an extract from the record of the subject person’s birth in the register of births.
Subregulation 2
The application must be accompanied by the applicable fee specified in the Schedule.
Subregulation 3
The applicant must also provide to the Registrar‑General any information or evidence the Registrar‑General requires that supports the application, or verifies the accuracy of the matters contained in or accompanying the application, within the time the Registrar‑General requires.
Subregulation 4
The Registrar-General may issue to the applicant (or a person authorised by the applicant for that purpose) an extract from the record of the subject person’s birth in the register of births if the Registrar‑General —
is satisfied that the applicant has complied with the requirements relating to the application; and
is able to identify the record in the register from the information provided by the applicant or any search of the register carried out under regulation 29(2).
Subregulation 5
In this regulation —
Definition
“eligible person”, for a subject person, means —
where the subject person is alive and a minor — a responsible person for the minor;
where the subject person is alive and not a minor — the subject person or a parent of the subject person; or
where the subject person is deceased —
a parent, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild of the subject person; or (ii)an administrator or executor of the estate of the subject person;
Definition
“responsible person”, for a minor, means the following:
a parent of the minor;
where the minor has a legal guardian, the legal guardian; (c)where the minor is the subject of an order under section 54(1)(b) or 56(2), or section 57 (read with section 56), of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, and an additional order is made under section 55(4) or 58(2) (as the case may be) of that Act that enables the Director‑General of Social Welfare or a protector to make a decision relating to the minor’s name — the Director‑General of Social Welfare or the protector, as the case may be.