Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
- (1)The Commissioners appointed under the last foregoing section shall enquire into the state, custody and authenticity of every such register or record as may be sent to the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages under section 32; and shall deliver to the Registrar General a descriptive list or descriptive lists of all such registers or records, or portions of registers or records, as they find to be accurate and faithful.
- (2)The list or lists shall contain the prescribed particulars and refer to the registers or records, or to the portions of the registers or records, in me prescribed manner.
- (3)The Commissioners, shall also certify in writing, upon some part of every separate book or volume containing any such register or record, or portion of a register or record, as is referred to in any list or lists made by the Commissioners, that it is one of the registers or records, or portions of registers or records, referred to in the said list or lists.
Summary
- Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 gives appointed Commissioners the job of inspecting older, unofficial registers to see if they are genuine and well-kept.
- The Commissioners must carefully examine the old birth, death, and marriage records that private individuals have sent to the Registrar General.
- After checking the condition and truthfulness of the records, the Commissioners must create descriptive lists of the documents they find to be accurate.
- These lists must contain specific details required by the government and clearly point to the approved records or approved parts of those records.
- Finally, the Commissioners are required to write a physical certification directly on some part of every approved book or volume, stating that it is officially included in their lists.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. What exactly does Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 require Commissioners to do with submitted records?
Section 34 requires Commissioners to inspect the old records sent to the Registrar General, check if they are genuine and properly kept, make descriptive lists of the accurate ones, and write a certificate on each approved book.
2. Do Commissioners have to accept every record submitted under Section 32 of the 1886 Act?
No. Under Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886, Commissioners only add records to their descriptive lists if they find them to be accurate and faithful, meaning they can ignore or reject unreliable documents.
3. How do Commissioners mark the records they approve under Section 34 of the birth and death registration law?
According to Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886, they must write a physical certification on some part of every separate book or volume, stating that the specific record is included in their official descriptive lists.
Test yourself
Q1.Under Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886, Commissioners must examine records sent to the Registrar General. Based on the rules in Section 32, what kind of records are these Commissioners actually inspecting?
Q2.When a Commissioner examines a batch of old records under Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886, what must they deliver to the Registrar General if they find the records to be accurate?
Q3.Under Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886, how must a Commissioner indicate that a specific book of records has been officially approved and added to their list?
Q4.If a Commissioner reviewing records under Section 34 of The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 finds that a submitted register is only partially reliable, what are they authorized to do?