State Act

The Assam Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1935 (Single Document)

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by Registration of Birth and Death Act, 1969 (18 of 1969) (named as the Act repealing it in the Assam Legislative Department's list of repealed Acts, alphabetical_repealed_act_final.pdf; the list gives no date); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

2. (1) The 1[District Magistrate] may, for the purpose of such registration, divide any such area into such and so many circles as he may think fit, and may appoint one or more persons to be registrars of births or of deaths, or of births and deaths, within such circle, and may, at any time, for sufficient reason, dismiss any such registrar and may fill up any vacancy in the office of registrar. (2) The 1[District Magistrate] shall also notify to the principal local agents of all employers of labour who may have been directed to cause births or deaths occurring on land in their occupation to be registered the designation of the Registrar to whom such births or deaths should be reported.