Section 12: Declaration of birth

12. Declaration of birth (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and sections 15, 16 and 17, a declaration of birth shall be made— (a) before an officer of the district in which the birth took place or in which the parents resided at the time of the birth; (b) within 45 days of the birth, and shall be registered in the appropriate register. (2) (a) Subject to subsection (3), where a birth has not been declared within 45 days, the birth shall not be registered except upon an order of a District Magistrate or of the Registrar of Civil Status. (b) The District Magistrate or Registrar of Civil Status may require such evidence as he thinks necessary to satisfy himself of the exact date of birth which is sought to be registered. (3) Where the birth to be registered is that of a person more than 3 months old— (a) no order under subsection (2) (a) may be made by the Registrar of Civil Status; (b) no order shall be made by the District Magistrate, except— (i) on the conclusions of the Ministère Public; and (ii) save where the declaration is made under section 14 (3), on payment of such fee not exceeding 500 rupees as may be determined by the Magistrate. [S. 12 amended by Act 9 of 1984; Act 7 of 1992; Act 30 of 1994.] [Issue 1] C24 – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius