Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths
3. —(1) The Minister must appoint, from among public officers, a Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths. (2) The Registrar‑General is responsible for the administration of this Act. (3) The Minister may give the Registrar‑General directions of a general character, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the performance of the functions and the exercise of the powers of the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law; and the Registrar‑General must give effect to such directions.
—(1) The Minister must appoint, from among public officers, a Registrar‑General of Births and Deaths.
(2) The Registrar‑General is responsible for the administration of this Act.
(3) The Minister may give the Registrar‑General directions of a general character, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the performance of the functions and the exercise of the powers of the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law; and the Registrar‑General must give effect to such directions.
Registrars, deputies and assistants
4. —(1) The Registrar‑General may appoint, by name or office, any number of public officers to be Registrars, Supervising Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars as the Registrar‑General considers necessary for the purposes of this Act. (2) A Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar may perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by section 6(1)) and any other written law, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies. (3) An appointment under subsection (1), and any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), must be in writing. (4) Subject to any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or any other written law includes a reference to a Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar mentioned in that subsection.
—(1) The Registrar‑General may appoint, by name or office, any number of public officers to be Registrars, Supervising Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars as the Registrar‑General considers necessary for the purposes of this Act.
(2) A Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar may perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by section 6(1)) and any other written law, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies.
(3) An appointment under subsection (1), and any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), must be in writing.
(4) Subject to any condition or restriction specified under subsection (2), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or any other written law includes a reference to a Registrar, a Supervising Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar mentioned in that subsection.
Registration officers
5. —(1) The Registrar‑General may, for the purposes of this Act, appoint, by name or office, any of the following persons to be a registration officer, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies: ( a ) a public officer; ( b ) an officer of a statutory body; ( c ) an employee of a prescribed institution. (2) An appointment under subsection (1) (including any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) must be in writing. (3) Without affecting sections 20 and 21 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, a registration officer — ( a ) is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 when performing a function or exercising a power of the Registrar‑General; and ( b ) is, in relation to the registration officer’s administration, collection or enforcement of payment of any fee, charge or composition sum under this Act or any other written law, taken to be a public officer for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Act 1966; and section 20 of that Act applies to the registration officer even though the registration officer is not or was not in the employment of the Government. (4) In subsection (1)( c ), “prescribed institution” means an institution prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette .
—(1) The Registrar‑General may, for the purposes of this Act, appoint, by name or office, any of the following persons to be a registration officer, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies: ( a ) a public officer; ( b ) an officer of a statutory body; ( c ) an employee of a prescribed institution.
(2) An appointment under subsection (1) (including any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) must be in writing.
(3) Without affecting sections 20 and 21 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, a registration officer — ( a ) is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 when performing a function or exercising a power of the Registrar‑General; and ( b ) is, in relation to the registration officer’s administration, collection or enforcement of payment of any fee, charge or composition sum under this Act or any other written law, taken to be a public officer for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Act 1966; and section 20 of that Act applies to the registration officer even though the registration officer is not or was not in the employment of the Government.
(4) In subsection (1)( c ), “prescribed institution” means an institution prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette .
Delegation to registration officers
6. —(1) The Registrar‑General may delegate any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) or any other written law to a registration officer or class of registration officers, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies. (2) A delegation under subsection (1) (including any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) must be in writing. (3) A delegation under subsection (1) does not prevent or affect the performance of any function or the exercise of any power by the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law. (4) Where any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law is delegated under subsection (1) to a registration officer (whether specifically or as a member of a class of registration officers), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or that other written law in relation to that function or power includes (subject to any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) a reference to that registration officer. (5) The Registrar‑General may also designate any appropriate registration officer as a chief registration officer, and require the chief registration officer to — ( a ) ensure that adequate systems, processes and facilities are implemented or provided to enable another registration officer or a class of registration officers (under the direct or indirect supervision of the chief registration officer) to perform any function or exercise any power delegated to that other registration officer or class of registration officers under subsection (1); and ( b ) perform related administrative duties.
—(1) The Registrar‑General may delegate any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) or any other written law to a registration officer or class of registration officers, subject to any condition or restriction the Registrar‑General specifies.
(2) A delegation under subsection (1) (including any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) must be in writing.
(3) A delegation under subsection (1) does not prevent or affect the performance of any function or the exercise of any power by the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law.
(4) Where any function or power of the Registrar‑General under this Act or any other written law is delegated under subsection (1) to a registration officer (whether specifically or as a member of a class of registration officers), a reference to the Registrar‑General in this Act or that other written law in relation to that function or power includes (subject to any condition or restriction specified under that subsection) a reference to that registration officer.
(5) The Registrar‑General may also designate any appropriate registration officer as a chief registration officer, and require the chief registration officer to — ( a ) ensure that adequate systems, processes and facilities are implemented or provided to enable another registration officer or a class of registration officers (under the direct or indirect supervision of the chief registration officer) to perform any function or exercise any power delegated to that other registration officer or class of registration officers under subsection (1); and ( b ) perform related administrative duties.
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