NewsLegal Alert: The Registrar General is empowered to issue death Certificate on Presumption of death

25 September 2019by finandlaw-admin
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The Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Act, 2019 has amended the Births and Deaths Registration Act, Cap. 108 to broaden the system of registering births and deaths in Tanzania to allow registration of any birth or death occurring at any place within and outside Tanzania. Before the law was silent on this matter.

The powers of the Registrar General would also been delegated to the Ward and Village Executives Officers as Assistant Registrars as a measure to devolve the services to the Community.

Moreover, the Registrar General has been empowered to register presumption of death of any person subject to an order of the court in respect of the presumption of death.

In recognizing the confidentiality of the personal information, the Births and Deaths Registration Act has been amended to require all information/particulars relating to the birth or death of a person, unless directed by the court or any other written law, be treated as confidential. Any contravention or abuse of confidentiality is an offence punishable by fine of up to TZS 500,000 or imprisonment of up to six months or to both

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