The Births and Deaths Registration (Births and Deaths Occurring Outside Kenya) (Forms and Fees) Rules

Legal Notice 170 of 1969

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Legal Notice 170 of 1969
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Births and Deaths Registration Act
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LAWS OF KENYA

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT

THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING OUTSIDE KENYA) (FORMS AND FEES) RULES

LEGAL NOTICE 170 OF 1969

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXXI—No. 30 on 18 July 1969
  • Commenced on 18 July 1969
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
1.These Rules may be cited as the Births and Deaths Registration (Births and Deaths Occurring Outside Kenya) (Forms and Fees) Rules.
2.In these Rules, except where the context otherwise requires—“registrar” means registrar of births and deaths occurring outside Kenya.
3.The register of births occurring outside Kenya and the register of deaths occurring outside Kenya, required to be kept under subsection 2 of section 7 of the Act by the Registrar shall contain the particulars set out in Forms I and II respectively in the First Schedule to these Rules.
4.A certificate of birth issued by the Registrar-General on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Second Schedule to these Rules shall be in Form III in the First Schedule to these Rules.
5.A certificate of death issued by the Registrar-General on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Second Schedule to these Rules shall be in Form IV in the First Schedule to these Rules.
6.Applications for the registration of a birth or death of a citizen of Kenya occurring outside Kenya shall be made to the registrar in Forms V and VI respectively in the First Schedule to these Rules and the duly completed form shall be submitted to the registrar by the informant either in person or by post.
7.The fees specified in the Second Schedule to these Rules shall be payable for the matters set out therein.

FIRST SCHEDULE

FORMS

Signature ............................Designation and Address .............................................................................Before completing this form please read the notes on the other side.NOTES TO PERSON COMPLETING A birth can be registered only if the following conditions are met—
1.Application for Registration of the Birth outside Kenya of a child who is a citizen of Kenya can be made by and person having knowledge of the birth.
2.Documentary evidence should be produced in proof of the birth. A note of the kind of documentary evidence needed is given below.
3.This form should be signed by the applicant and, where there is a Kenya Mission in the country abroad, countersigned by a member of that mission.DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE (see 2 above)The documentary evidence to be produced of the birth may be a certificate of birth issued by the appropriate authority in the country abroad, with an English translation of the certificate if it is not in English; or if certificates are not issued in the country abroad, a certificate of the birth given by the Doctor, Midwife or other person who attended the birth.Where a person is unable to produce satisfactory documentary evidence the application may still be completed and forwarded to the Registrar who will advise what alternative evidence may be accepted.When completed this application should be sent
 THE REGISTRAR-GENERALP.O. BOX 30031,NAIROBI,KENYA,FOR OFFICIAL USE 
B.—By member of Kenya Mission abroadI am satisfied from evidence produced to me and inquiries which I have made that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Before completing this form please read the notes on the other side.Signature: ..........Designation and Address ............................
Before completing this form please read the notes on the other side.
  

NOTES TO PERSON COMPLETING FORM

A Death can be registered only if the following conditions are met:—
1.Application for Registration of a Death of a citizen of Kenya occurring abroad can be made by any person having knowledge of the death.
2.Documentary evidence should be produced in proof of the death. A note of the kind of documentary evidence needed is given below.
3.This form should be signed by the applicant and, where there is a Kenya Mission in the country abroad, countersigned by a member of that mission.DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE (see 2 above)The documentary evidence to be produced in proof of the death may be a certificate of death issued by the appropriate authority in the country abroad, with an English translation of the certificate if it is not in English; or if certificates are not issued in the country abroad, a certificate of the death given by the medical attendant or other person who attended the death.Where a person is unable to produce satisfactory documentary evidence the application may still be completed and forwarded to the Registrar who will advise what alternative evidence may be accepted.When completed this application should be sent to:—
 THE REGISTRAR-GENERALP.O. BOX 30031,NAIROBI,KENYA,FOR OFFICIAL USE 

SECOND SCHEDULE [r. 7]

FEES

 Sh. cts
(a)For a certified copy of any entry in any register of birth or death in the custody of the Registrar-General10 00
(b)For making a correction in any register or index5 00
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31 December 2022 this version
18 July 1969
Published in Kenya Gazette 30
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