Singapore legislation

Regulation 29

of Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 2022

Regulation 29

Search of register

Subregulation 1

This regulation applies when —

(a)

an application is made by a person (called in this regulation the applicant) under regulation 14, 15, 21, 22 or 27 for an extract from a record (called in this regulation the subject record) in the relevant register; but(b)the information provided by the applicant to the Registrar‑General in support of the application is not sufficient to identify the subject record in the relevant register.

Subregulation 2

The Registrar-General may search for the subject record in the relevant register by carrying out a search of all the records entered in the relevant register during such period as the Registrar‑General thinks fit if —

(a)

the Registrar-General assesses that it is feasible to carry out the search; and

(b)

the applicant pays the applicable fee specified in the Schedule.