NATIONAL REGISTRATION: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

NATIONAL REGISTRATION: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

NATIONAL REGISTRATION REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
REGISTRATION IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER

    3.    Application for registration in the national register

    4.    Particulars accompanying application

    5.    Verification of particulars

    6.    Photographs

    7.    Fingerprints

    8.    Investigations by the Director

    9.    Proof of registration

    10.    Late application for registration in the national register

    11.    Assignment of identification number on an identity card

    12.    Issuance of identity cards

    13.    Particulars and size of an identity card

    14.    Correction, cancellation and replacement of an identity card

    15.    Loss and replacement of an identity card

    16.    Surrender or seizure of an identity card

    17.    Secrecy

    18.    Fingerprints to be proof of ownership of identity card

    19.    National register

PART III
REGISTRATION OF BIRTH AND ADOPTED CHILDREN

    20.    Reporting of birth

    21.    Particulars accompanying birth report

    22.    Signing of a birth report

    23.    Verification of particulars of birth

    24.    Birth reports to be forwarded to the Director

    25.    Registration of births on board ships and aircrafts

    26.    Birth certificate

    27.    Monthly returns of births

    28.    Birth of more than one child

    29.    Adopted children register

    30.    Notice of birth of child born out of wedlock

    31.    Alteration of name of a child

    32.    Form of birth certificate

PART IV
REGISTRATION OF DEATHS

    33.    Death registration

    34.    Particulars accompanying death report

    35.    Verification of death particulars

    36.    Return of identity card of a deceased person

    37.    Hospital Death Report

    38.    Death report to be forwarded to the Director

    39.    Death certificate

    40.    Monthly returns of deaths

PART V
REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES

    41.    Registration of marriages

    42.    Particulars accompanying report of marriage

    43.    Verification of particulars and supporting documents

    44.    Marriage reports to be forwarded to the Director

    45.    Certificate of registration of marriage

    46.    Monthly returns of marriage registration

    47.    Cancellation of marriage registration

PART VI
REGISTRATION ABROAD

    48.    Registration abroad

    49.    Verification of particulars and supporting documents

    50.    Registration of births, deaths and marriages abroad

PART VII
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRADITIONAL LEADERS, DISTRICT REGISTRARS, THE DIRECTOR

    51.    Functions of the Director

    52.    Functions of district registrars or authorized persons

    53.    Functions of Traditional Authorities

    54.    Functions of village headmen and group village headmen

PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    55.    Acknowledgment of applications

    56.    Inspection of registers

    57.    Place and times for delivery of applications

    58.    Monthly reports by hospitals and health facilities

    59.    Transitional arrangements

        SCHEDULE

G.N. 38/2015

NATIONAL REGISTRATION REGULATIONS

under s. 47

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Citation

    These Regulations, may be cited as the National Registration Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “authorized person” means a person or class of persons appointed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette, to perform the functions of a district registrar;

    “birth report” means a report of birth, made pursuant to regulation 20, containing prescribed particulars;

    “cleric” means a recognized cleric, Minister of a religion, religious body, denomination or sect, of a place of worship of a registered religious body;

    “death report” means a report of death made pursuant to regulation 33 containing prescribed particulars;

    “district register” means a register maintained by each district registrar;

    “Director” means the Director of National Registration appointed under section 4 of the Act;

    “identity card” means an identity card issued in accordance with section 13 of the Act;

    “marriage report” means a report of marriage, made pursuant to regulation 42, containing the prescribed particulars;

    “national register” means the register maintained by the Director under section 7 of the Act;

    “prescribed particulars” means—

    (a)    with regard to a birth, the sex, name, date and place of birth, the names, residence, occupations and nationality of the parents and such other particulars as the Minister may prescribe;

    (b)    with regard to a marriage, the names, nationality, conditions, occupations, ages, dwelling or place of abode of the bridegroom and bride and such other particulars as the Minister may prescribe; and

    (c)    with regard to a death, the name, age, sex, place of residence, length of residence in Malawi, occupation and nationality of the deceased, the date, place and cause of death, and such other particulars as the Minister may prescribe.

PART II
REGISTRATION IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER

3.    Application for registration in the national register

    (1) A person seeking to be registered in the national register shall submit an application to the district registrar.

    (2) Where the…