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Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021 s 9

s 9 Registration of birth in Singapore

9. —(1) The Registrar‑General must register the birth of a child born in Singapore, as soon as practicable after receiving the child’s birth particulars (whether from a responsible person mentioned in section 8(1) or any other person). [Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024] (2) The Registrar-General may (at any time during or after the period mentioned in section 8(1)( a )) register a child’s birth despite receiving incomplete birth particulars for the child, if the Registrar-General — ( a ) is satisfied that the child is born in Singapore; and ( b ) is of the opinion that the child’s birth is capable of being registered based on the birth particulars available to the Registrar-General at that time. [Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024] (3) Where the Registrar‑General registers a child’s birth under subsection (2) without a name for the child, the Registrar‑General may enter an identifier for the child (in the form the Registrar‑General thinks fit) in the register of births. (4) [ Deleted by Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024 ] —(1) The Registrar‑General must register the birth of a child born in Singapore, as soon as practicable after receiving the child’s birth particulars (whether from a responsible person mentioned in section 8(1) or any other person). [Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024] (2) The Registrar-General may (at any time during or after the period mentioned in section 8(1)( a )) register a child’s birth despite receiving incomplete birth particulars for the child, if the Registrar-General — ( a ) is satisfied that the child is born in Singapore; and ( b ) is of the opinion that the child’s birth is capable of being registered based on the birth particulars available to the Registrar-General at that time. [Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024] (3) Where the Registrar‑General registers a child’s birth under subsection (2) without a name for the child, the Registrar‑General may enter an identifier for the child (in the form the Registrar‑General thinks fit) in the register of births. (4) [ Deleted by Act 2 of 2024 wef 16/04/2024 ]

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