Section 50: Amendment of entries

50. Amendment of entries (1) In this Part, “amendment” includes rectification or cancellation. C24 – 25 [Issue 1] Civil Status Act (2) An officer or an interested party may make written application to the Magistrate of the district in which any entry has been registered for an order authorising the Registrar of Civil Status to amend an entry. (3) Upon receipt of an application under subsection (2), the Magistrate shall refer the application to the Ministère Public for its conclusion and upon receipt of those conditions shall grant or refuse the application. (4) Any person who is dissatisfied with the decision of a Magistrate may, not later than 6 weeks from the date of the decision, move the Supreme Court for a reconsideration of the application. (5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), the Ministère Public may refer any application to the Supreme Court for determination. (6) Notwithstanding any other enactment, no fee shall be payable in respect of an application made under this section. [S. 50 amended by Act 9 of 1984.]