The Telangana Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act, 1953
The Telangana Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act, 1953
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This law establishes a central Registry Office and the position of Registrar General in Telangana to manage certified records of births, deaths, and marriages. It applies to everyone residing in Telangana and the local authorities responsible for registering these life events. By organizing and indexing these records, the Act allows the public to search for and obtain certified copies of vital documents. This matters because it creates a reliable, centralized database of key life events, and ensures that the certified copies provided by the office are legally valid evidence in court to prove a person's birth, death, or marriage.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Establishment of a general Registry Office and appointment of Registrar General and sending certified copies of entries of births and deaths to that Office.
- 3. Indexes to be kept at the general Registry Office.
- 4. Index to be open to Inspection.
- 5. Copies of entries to be admissible in evidence.
- 6. Superintendence of Registrars by Registrar General.
- 7. Savings.
- 8. Power to make rules.
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