Section 20Part 0 — Registration of Births
Registry of name or altered name of child given since first registration
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When the birth of any child has been registered and the name, if any, by which it was registered is altered, or if it was registered without a name, when a name is given to it, the parent or guardian of such child, or other person procuring such name to be altered or given, may, within twelve months next after the registration of the birth, deliver to the Registrar such certificate as is hereinafter mentioned; and the Registrar on receipt of such certificate, and on payment of the appointed fee, shall forthwith, if that Registrar still has in that person’s possession the registration form book containing the counterfoil of the registration of such child, without any erasure of the original entry, enter on such counterfoil the name mentioned in the certificate as having been given to the child, and state on the certificate the fact of such entry having been made, and send the certificate to the Registrar-General, who shall thereupon, without any erasure of the original entry, enter into the general register of births, at the place where the birth of such child is registered, the name mentioned in the certificate as having been given to the child, and write upon such certificate the fact of such entry having been made, and if the registration form book containing the counterfoil of the registration of such child is in that person’s possession, do such acts and things as are hereinbefore required to be done by the Registrar in cases where such book is in that person’s possession; and the Registrar-General shall, without any erasure, cause the index book, in cases where the birth of such child is already indexed, to be altered accordingly.
Every minister or person who performs the rite of baptism shall deliver a certificate in the prescribed form of the name given in baptism within two days of demand being made, on payment of a fee not exceeding ten dollars, and this is the certificate required under subsection (1): Provided that in the case of the death, absence or removal of the minister who performed the rite of baptism, the minister or person in charge of the church, chapel or place of worship at which such baptism was performed shall, on such demand and on payment of such fees, furnish a copy of the record of such baptism from the Register of such church, chapel or place of worship and endorse thereon a certificate in the prescribed form.
Where a child has not been baptised or where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar-General that the record of baptism has been lost or destroyed, the certificate required under subsection (1) becomes a certificate of naming in the prescribed form and shall be signed by the father, mother or guardian of the child or other person procuring the name of the child to be given or altered. No fee is payable by any person procuring a name of a child to be given, if such person delivers a certificate of naming to the Registrar within forty-two days of the birth of such child: Provided that after the expiration of twelve months next after the registration of the birth of any child, the name, if any, by which it was registered shall not be altered on, or if it was registered without a name, and a name has since been given, such name shall not be added to, the registration entry, except with the written authority of the Registrar-General, and the fact of such authority having been given shall be entered on the registration form and counterfoil. In every such case the parent or guardian of the child shall deliver to the Registrar-General such certificate as is required by this section, and on payment of the appointed fee, the Registrar-General shall enter or cause to be entered on the registration form and counterfoil containing the registration of birth of such child, the name mentioned in the certificate as having been given to the child, and the Registrar-General shall cause the index book of births to be altered. Such authority may not be given by the Registrar-General after any child is ten years of age unless the Registrar-General is satisfied by evidence that there were good and sufficient reasons to account for the delay in registration.