State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2460 – Persons liable to declare the birth – Following are the persons bound to make declaration about the birth, in first place, the father; in his absence or impediment, the mother; in the impediment of both the closest relative of the recently born child, being major, and residing where the birth has taken place; in his absence or impediment, the doctor or nurse who assisted delivery: and lastly the male owner of female owner of the house where the birth had taken place outside the domicile of the mother. § Sole paragraph – Where the birth has taken place in any public establishment or building, or belonging to any corporation, the person who is in-charge of the establishment, is also, alternatively and in the last place subject to the duty cast in this article.