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LAWS OF KENYA
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT
THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION RULES
LEGAL NOTICE 270 OF 1966
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXVIII—No. 45 on 13 September 1966
- Commenced on 13 September 1966
- [Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Rules, 1969 (Legal Notice 187 of 1969) on 22 August 1969]
- [Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Rules, 1970 (Legal Notice 43 of 1970) on 13 March 1970]
- [Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Rules, 1981 (Legal Notice 49 of 1981) on 13 March 1981]
- [Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Rules, 1988 (Legal Notice 244 of 1988) on 24 June 1988]
- [Amended by Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2017 (Legal Notice 99 of 2017) on 9 June 2017]
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
PART I - PRELIMINARY
1. These Rules may be cited as the Births and Deaths Registration Rules.2. In these Rules, except where the context otherwise requires—"compulsory registration area" means a registration area in respect of which a declaration has been made under section 9(2) or section 15(2), as the case may be, of the Act that the registration of births or deaths of all the inhabitants of the area shall be compulsory.PART II - GENERAL REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
3. Births and deaths may be registered at the office of the registrar in any registration area during office hours.4. (1) Births and deaths occurring on board ships on that portion of Lake Victoria within Kenya shall be registered at Kisumu.PART III - BIRTH REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
6. The time within which the notice of the birth of any child is to be given under section 11 of the Act to the registrar of the registration area in which the birth occurs shall be three months from the date of birth.7. The register of births to be kept by a registrar in a compulsory registration area shall be maintained in loose-leaf form and shall contain the particulars required in Form No. 1 in the Schedule to these Rules.8. (1) A person registering a birth in a compulsory registration area shall complete in duplicate a birth registration form in Form No. 1 in the Schedule to these Rules and shall deliver it to the registrar or a deputy registrar.PART IV - DEATH REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
12. The time within which notice of the death of any person is to be given under section 17 of the Act to the registrar of the registration area in which the death occurs shall be one month from the date of death.13. The register of deaths to be kept by a registrar in a compulsory registration area shall be maintained in a loose-leaf form and shall contain the particulars required in Forms Nos. 6 or 7 respectively in the Schedule to these Rules.14. (1) Where a medical practitioner certifies the cause of death of a person dying in a compulsory registration area, he shall complete a death registration form in Form No. 6 in triplicate and shall issue the original and duplicate to the next-of-kin of the deceased person, who shall take them to the registrar to obtain a permit to dispose of the body under section 9 of the Act.PART V - FEES
[L.N. 49/1981, r. 2, L.N. 244/1988, r. 2.]Shs. | ||
(a) | for the registration of a birth more than six months after the date of birth where registration was compulsory.............................................. | 100 |
(b) | for the registration of the name or alteration in the name of any child whose birth has previously been registered.................................... | 40 |
(c) | for the registration of a death, more than six months after the date of death, where registration was compulsory..................... | 100 |
(d) | for the inspection of any register, return or index in the custody of the registrar or the Registrar-General................................... | 20 |
(e) | for a certified copy of any entry in any register or returning the custody of the registrar or the Registrar-General...................................... | 50 |
(f) | for a birth certificate in the short form prescribed by rule 11......................... | 40 |
(g) | for making a correction in any entry in a register or index.............................................. | 100 |
(h) | for authenticating the seal of the Registrar-General by the Attorney-General................................... | 100 |
(i) | for preparing copies of documents on requests by means of photographic process, xerography or any other copying process................ such fees as may be determined by the registrar. |
History of this document
31 December 2022 this version
Revised by
24th Annual Supplement
09 June 2017
24 June 1988
13 March 1981
13 March 1970
22 August 1969
13 September 1966
Published in Kenya Gazette 45
Commenced