THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2026

jftLVªh lañ Mhñ ,yñ—¼,u½04@0007@2003—26 REGISTERED NO. DL—(N)04/0007/2003—26 सी.जी.-डी.xएxलx.-GअI.D-0H6x0x82x026-275249 CG-DL-E-06082026-275249 xxxGIDExxx vlk/kkj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II — [k.M 1 PART II — Section 1 izkf/kdkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY lañ 27] ubZ fnYyh] c`gLifrokj] vxLr 06] 2026@Jko.k 15] 1948 ¼'kd½ No. 27] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 06, 2026/SRAVANA 15, 1948 (Saka) bl Hkkx esa fHkUu i`"B la[;k nh tkrh gS ftlls fd ;g vyx ladyu ds :i esa j[kk tk ldsA Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 6th August, 2026/Sravana 15, 1948 (Saka) THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS (AMENDMENT) BillNo.140-F of2026 ACT, 2026 THE REGISTRATION OF BNIoR.T 1H2 oSf A 20N2D6 DEATHS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026 (AS PASSED BY THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT) [6th August, 2026.] A BILL An Act further to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. further to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Registration of Births and Deaths Short title and (Amendment) Act, 2026. commencement. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 18 of 1969. 2. In the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, in section 13, for Amendment of sub-section (3), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:— section 13.2 THE GAZETTE OF IND2 IA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ‘(3) Any birth or death of which delayed information is given to the Registrar after one year but within two years of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order made by a District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Magistrate or by an Executive Magistrate authorised by the District Magistrate, having jurisdiction over the area where the birth or death has taken place, after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “Executive Magistrate” means the Executive Magistrate appointed under sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 46 of 2023. (3A) Any birth or death of which delayed information is given to the Registrar after two years of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order made by a Judicial Magistrate of the first class, having jurisdiction over the area where the birth or death has taken place, after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.’. ——— The above Bill has been passed by the Houses of Parliament. DR. RAJIV MANI, Secretary to the Govt. of India. Dated the Chairman. ——— I assent to this Bill. President. Dated the UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054. MGIPMRND—495 GI—06.08.2026