§ 8 — Responsibility to provide birth particulars

8.—(1) A responsible person for a child born in Singapore must provide to the Registrar‑General —(a)

the birth particulars for the child, within 42 days after the child’s birth; and

(b)

any information or evidence the Registrar‑General requires that supports, or verifies the accuracy of, the birth particulars for the child, within the time the Registrar‑General requires.

(1A) If the Registrar-General registers a child’s birth under section 9(2) —(a)

where the child’s birth is registered without a name for the child — the duty of a responsible person for the child under subsection (1)(a) to provide the child’s name continues despite the registration until the end of 7 years after the child’s birth;

(b)

where the child’s birth is registered without any other birth particular — the duty of a responsible person for the child under subsection (1)(a) to provide that birth particular continues despite the registration until that birth particular is provided to the Registrar-General; and

(c)

the registration does not affect the liability of a responsible person for the child for an offence under subsection (4).[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in the case of a child who dies within 42 days after the child’s birth.

(3) Where there is more than one responsible person for the child and any of the responsible persons complies with subsection (1)(a) or (b) in respect of the child, the duty of every other responsible person under that provision in respect of the child is discharged by that compliance.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $50 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(5) In this section, “responsible person”, for a child, means the following:(a)

every parent of the child;

(b)

where the child has a legal guardian, the legal guardian;

(c)

where the child is the subject of an order under section 49(1)(b) or 49B(2), or section 49C (read with section 49B), of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, and an additional order is made under section 49A(4) or 49D(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 child’s name — the Director‑General of Social Welfare or the protector, as the case may be.

—(1) A responsible person for a child born in Singapore must provide to the Registrar‑General —(a)

the birth particulars for the child, within 42 days after the child’s birth; and

(b)

any information or evidence the Registrar‑General requires that supports, or verifies the accuracy of, the birth particulars for the child, within the time the Registrar‑General requires.

(1A) If the Registrar-General registers a child’s birth under section 9(2) —(a)

where the child’s birth is registered without a name for the child — the duty of a responsible person for the child under subsection (1)(a) to provide the child’s name continues despite the registration until the end of 7 years after the child’s birth;

(b)

where the child’s birth is registered without any other birth particular — the duty of a responsible person for the child under subsection (1)(a) to provide that birth particular continues despite the registration until that birth particular is provided to the Registrar-General; and

(c)

the registration does not affect the liability of a responsible person for the child for an offence under subsection (4).[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in the case of a child who dies within 42 days after the child’s birth.

(3) Where there is more than one responsible person for the child and any of the responsible persons complies with subsection (1)(a) or (b) in respect of the child, the duty of every other responsible person under that provision in respect of the child is discharged by that compliance.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $50 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024]

(5) In this section, “responsible person”, for a child, means the following:(a)

every parent of the child;

(b)

where the child has a legal guardian, the legal guardian;

(c)

where the child is the subject of an order under section 49(1)(b) or 49B(2), or section 49C (read with section 49B), of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, and an additional order is made under section 49A(4) or 49D(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 child’s name — the Director‑General of Social Welfare or the protector, as the case may be.