Section 17B: Sharing of information
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17B. Sharing of information
(1) For facilitation purposes, the Registrar of Civil Status shall, through
his electronic system, share with another public sector agency, information
relating to the name, address, date of birth, gender, NIC number and date of
death, if any, of a person, other than a minor.
(2) No public sector agency, other than the Financial Intelligence Unit
established under the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act,
shall disclose any information obtained pursuant to subsection (1) to a third
party.
[S. 17B inserted by s. 8 (b) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 15 February 2016; amended by s. 11 of
Act 11 of 2018 w.e.f. 9 August 2018.]
PART IV – MARRIAGE
Sub-Part A – Civil Marriage
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Questions this section answers
- Can the Registrar of Civil Status share my personal details with other government agencies?
- Can a government agency pass on my civil status information it received to a third party?