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LAWS OF KENYA
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT
THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS (LATE REGISTRATION) RULES
LEGAL NOTICE 154 OF 1971
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXXIII—No. 34 on 13 August 1971
- Commenced on 13 August 1971
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
- [Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Late Registration) (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (Legal Notice 152 of 2024) on 1 October 2024]
Part I – PRELIMINARY
1. Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Births and Deaths (Late Registration) Rules.2. Interpretation
In these Rules, except where the context otherwise requires—“late birth” means the birth of a person who is still alive which has occurred in Kenya since 20th April, 1904, the particulars whereof have not been registered in the register of births within six months of the date of such birth;“late death” means the death of a person which has occurred in Kenya since 23rd January, 1906, the particulars whereof have not been registered in the register of deaths within six months of the date of such death;“late registration authority” means the written authority of the Registrar-General issued pursuant to section 8 of the Act, for the registration of a late birth or a late death.Part II – GENERAL REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
3. Forms of application for late registration
4. Forms of authority for late registration
If the Registrar-General is satisfied regarding all the circumstances of a late birth or a late death, and after receipt of the prescribed fee where applicable, he shall cause to be issued to the Registrar the appropriate late registration authority in Form 5 or 6 in the Second Schedule to these Rules.History of this document
01 October 2024 this version
31 December 2022
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